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Plateau Valley School District 50's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Plateau Valley School District 50 took in $11.0 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes55%State tax money30%Fines and other12%Fees for services (school lunches)2.4%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

55%

of Plateau Valley School District 50's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes55%

Property tax
55%$6.0 million
Other taxes
0.3%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$260 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$245 thousand
  • School lunches$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$28 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$3.4 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$28 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt7.9%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

7.9%

of Plateau Valley School District 50'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
92%$8.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.2 million
Interest on debt
7.9%$709 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plateau Valley School District 50. 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 Plateau Valley School District 50 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.