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Marion Community Unit School District 2's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marion Community Unit School District 2 took in $58.7 million and spent $63.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money39%County and local tax money6.6%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (school lunches)1.0%

What stands out

50%

of Marion Community Unit School District 2's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes50%

Property tax
50%$29.5 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$561 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$336 thousand
  • Other school charges$225 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$22.8 million

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$3.8 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges88%Sent to other local governments11%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Marion Community Unit School District 2'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
88%$55.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$55.5 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$7.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$7.0 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$610 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion Community Unit School District 2. 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 Marion Community Unit School District 2 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.