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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Liberty Community School District took in $21.1 million and spent $25.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%School district taxes22%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money2.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

21%

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

School district taxes22%

Property tax
21%$4.5 million
Individual income tax
0.8%$170 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$328 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$236 thousand
  • Other school charges$90 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$128 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$14.3 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$519 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments3.0%Interest on debt0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$24.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$24.2 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$749 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$749 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$180 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Liberty 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 West Liberty 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.