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Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 took in $38.2 million and spent $42.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%School district taxes22%County and local tax money4.9%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

4.9%

of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$8.5 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$466 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$329 thousand
  • School lunches$133 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 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%$126 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$25.9 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%$1.9 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges82%Sent to other local governments17%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

17%

of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186'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
82%$35.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$35.0 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$7.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$7.1 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$753 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186. 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 Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 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.