School district · Will County, IL

Union School District 81's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Union School District 81 took in $7.5 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes71%Fees for services (school lunches)15%State tax money11%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

71%

of Union School District 81's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes71%

Property tax
71%$5.3 million

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$1.1 million

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%$811 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$246 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments5.4%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

5.4%

of Union School District 81'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%$6.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.3 million
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$359 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$359 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union School District 81. 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 Union School District 81 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.