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Ottawa Elementary School District 141's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ottawa Elementary School District 141 took in $31.8 million and spent $35.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%School district taxes41%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.9%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

41%

of Ottawa Elementary School District 141's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes41%

Property tax
41%$13.1 million

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$1.1 million
  • Other school charges$134 thousand
  • School lunches$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$15.8 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$396 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.1%Interest on debt0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$34.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$311 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ottawa Elementary School District 141. 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 Ottawa Elementary School District 141 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.