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Colby Unified School District 315's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Colby Unified School District 315 took in $17.3 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Fines and other23%School district taxes15%Fees for services (school lunches)3.2%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

23%

of Colby Unified School District 315's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes15%

Property tax
15%$2.6 million

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$550 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$424 thousand
  • School lunches$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$9.9 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$271 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

What stands out

100%

of Colby Unified School District 315's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$15.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colby Unified School District 315. 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 Colby Unified School District 315 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.