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Perry Community School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Perry Community School District took in $31.9 million and spent $30.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%School district taxes26%Fees for services (school lunches)2.4%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

69%

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

School district taxes26%

Property tax
25%$7.8 million
Individual income tax
0.9%$291 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$211 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$205 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$768 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$410 thousand
  • School lunches$358 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$22.1 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$213 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$476 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments5.1%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

5.1%

of Perry 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
93%$28.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28.5 million
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$579 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry 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 Perry 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.