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Dakota Community Unit School District 201's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dakota Community Unit School District 201 took in $12.5 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes57%State tax money36%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.8%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

57%

of Dakota Community Unit School District 201's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes57%

Property tax
57%$7.1 million

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$600 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$352 thousand
  • School lunches$240 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$4.5 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$242 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments3.2%Interest on debt2.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$12.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.7 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$428 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$428 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$342 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dakota Community Unit School District 201. 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 Dakota Community Unit School District 201 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.