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Ridgewood Community High School District 234's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ridgewood Community High School District 234 took in $24.8 million and spent $25.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes78%State tax money14%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.8%

What stands out

78%

of Ridgewood Community High School District 234's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes78%

Property tax
78%$19.4 million

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$953 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$465 thousand
  • School lunches$371 thousand
  • Other school charges$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.4 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments3.9%Interest on debt2.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$23.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.5 million
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$989 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$989 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$575 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ridgewood Community High School District 234. 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 Ridgewood Community High School District 234 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.