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Ashton Community Unit School District 275's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ashton Community Unit School District 275 took in $9.4 million and spent $11.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes68%State tax money20%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money4.4%Fees for services (school lunches)1.4%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

68%

of Ashton Community Unit School District 275's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes68%

Property tax
68%$6.4 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$136 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$87 thousand
  • School lunches$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$68 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.9 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%$418 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$526 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments4.8%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

4.8%

of Ashton Community Unit School District 275'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
94%$10.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.9 million
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$562 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$562 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$163 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ashton Community Unit School District 275. 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 Ashton Community Unit School District 275 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.