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Alta-Aurelia Community School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Alta-Aurelia Community School District took in $14.8 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%School district taxes38%County and local tax money5.3%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.6%

What stands out

3.8%

of Alta-Aurelia Community School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes38%

Property tax
34%$5.0 million
Individual income tax
3.8%$563 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$43 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$378 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$218 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$119 thousand
  • Other school charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$7.4 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$785 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$623 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges88%Sent to other local governments12%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Alta-Aurelia Community School District'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
88%$11.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$11.5 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alta-Aurelia Community School District. 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 Alta-Aurelia Community School District 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.