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Meeker School District Re-1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Meeker School District Re-1 took in $16.3 million and spent $12.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes56%State tax money32%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money4.4%Fees for services (school lunches)2.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Meeker School District Re-1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes56%

Property tax
56%$9.1 million

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$381 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$360 thousand
  • School lunches$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$40 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$5.3 million

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$722 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$836 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges80%Interest on debt16%Sent to other local governments3.5%

What stands out

16%

of Meeker School District Re-1's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
80%$10.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.3 million
Interest on debt
16%$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$452 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$449 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meeker School District Re-1. 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 Meeker School District Re-1 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.