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Riverside-Brookfield District 208's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Riverside-Brookfield District 208 took in $52.5 million and spent $42.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes83%State tax money11%Fees for services (school lunches)2.9%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

83%

of Riverside-Brookfield District 208's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes83%

Property tax
83%$43.4 million

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$5.7 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$802 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments2.5%Interest on debt2.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$40.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$40.0 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$922 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Riverside-Brookfield District 208. 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 Riverside-Brookfield District 208 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.