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River Trails School District 26's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), River Trails School District 26 took in $34.6 million and spent $43.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes79%State tax money14%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.9%

What stands out

79%

of River Trails School District 26's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes79%

Property tax
79%$27.2 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$675 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$266 thousand
  • School lunches$244 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$165 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%$5.0 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments2.9%Interest on debt1.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$41.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$41.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$417 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

River Trails School District 26. 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 Trails School District 26 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.