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Dixon Unit School District 170's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dixon Unit School District 170 took in $45.1 million and spent $51.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money43%County and local tax money4.9%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (school lunches)1.5%

What stands out

48%

of Dixon Unit School District 170's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes48%

Property tax
48%$21.5 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$698 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$473 thousand
  • School lunches$225 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$21 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$19.2 million

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$2.2 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges87%Sent to other local governments9.9%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

10%

of Dixon Unit School District 170'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
87%$44.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$44.5 million
Sent to other local governments
9.9%$5.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$5.1 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dixon Unit School District 170. 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 Dixon Unit School District 170 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.