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River Grove School District 85-5's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), River Grove School District 85-5 took in $13.6 million and spent $14.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes45%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (school lunches)0.9%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

45%

of River Grove School District 85-5's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes45%

Property tax
45%$6.1 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$123 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$102 thousand
  • School lunches$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$6.7 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$38 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$683 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments10%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

10%

of River Grove School District 85-5'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
89%$12.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.8 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$200 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

River Grove School District 85-5. 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 River Grove School District 85-5 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.