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Aurora West Unit School District 129's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Aurora West Unit School District 129 took in $245 million and spent $229 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes44%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (school lunches)0.9%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

44%

of Aurora West Unit School District 129's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes44%

Property tax
44%$109 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.9 million
  • School lunches$257 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%$842 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$128 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$520 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$4.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments2.6%Interest on debt1.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$219 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$219 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$6.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$6.0 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$4.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aurora West Unit School District 129. 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 Aurora West Unit School District 129 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.