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South Central Community Unit School District 401's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), South Central Community Unit School District 401 took in $11.3 million and spent $14.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes33%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

33%

of South Central Community Unit School District 401's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes33%

Property tax

33%$3.8 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services

0.6%$68 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$58 thousand
School lunches$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

0.2%$20 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state

60%$6.8 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.5%$393 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other

2.2%$245 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments4.7%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

4.7%

of South Central Community Unit School District 401'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

94%$13.4 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$13.4 million

Sent to other local governments

4.7%$673 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$673 thousand

Interest on debt

1.7%$243 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Central Community Unit School District 401. 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 South Central Community Unit School District 401 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.