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Lewis Palmer School District 38's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lewis Palmer School District 38 took in $97.1 million and spent $92.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes39%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)8.6%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

8.6%

of Lewis Palmer School District 38's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1.5%.

School district taxes39%

Property tax

39%$37.4 million

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services

8.6%$8.4 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more

Other school charges$6.8 million
School lunches$856 thousand
School tuition and transportation$727 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

<0.1%$77 thousand

State tax money48%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

48%$47.1 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.2%$157 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other

4.2%$4.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.2%Sent to other local governments1.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$88.1 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$88.1 million

Interest on debt

3.2%$2.9 million

Sent to other local governments

1.1%$1.0 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$1.0 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lewis Palmer School District 38. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Lewis Palmer School District 38 itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.