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Mt. Prospect School District 57's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mt. Prospect School District 57 took in $37.7 million and spent $43.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes80%State tax money12%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)4.0%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

80%

of Mt. Prospect School District 57's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes80%

Property tax
80%$30.3 million

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$331 thousand
  • School lunches$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$4.7 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$235 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$969 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments2.0%Interest on debt0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$42.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42.6 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$883 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$883 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$183 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mt. Prospect School District 57. 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 Mt. Prospect School District 57 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.