School district · Jerome County, ID

Jerome Joint School District 261's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jerome Joint School District 261 took in $55.2 million and spent $67.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money84%School district taxes9.3%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (school lunches)2.3%

What stands out

9.3%

of Jerome Joint School District 261's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes9.3%

Property tax

9.3%$5.1 million

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services

2.3%$1.3 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$1.0 million
School lunches$262 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money84%

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

From the state

84%$46.5 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other

4.1%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$64.5 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$64.5 million

Interest on debt

3.9%$2.6 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jerome Joint School District 261. 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 Jerome Joint School District 261 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.