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Amboy Community Unit School District 272's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Amboy Community Unit School District 272 took in $14.1 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes70%State tax money22%County and local tax money4.0%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services (school lunches)0.8%

What stands out

70%

of Amboy Community Unit School District 272's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes70%

Property tax
70%$9.8 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$117 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$101 thousand
  • School lunches$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$3.0 million

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$560 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$557 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Sent to other local governments6.2%Interest on debt3.9%

What stands out

6.2%

of Amboy Community Unit School District 272's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$13.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.7 million
Sent to other local governments
6.2%$940 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$940 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$595 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Amboy Community Unit School District 272. 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 Amboy Community Unit School District 272 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.