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Zion School District 6's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Zion School District 6 took in $66.5 million and spent $62.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%School district taxes25%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

72%

of Zion School District 6's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes25%

Property tax

25%$16.7 million

State tax money72%

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

From the state

72%$47.8 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other

3.1%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments3.1%Interest on debt0.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$60.5 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$60.5 million

Sent to other local governments

3.1%$1.9 million

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

Sent to school districts$1.9 million

Interest on debt

0.6%$360 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Zion School District 6. 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 Zion School District 6 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.