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Kansas City Unified School District 500's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kansas City Unified School District 500 took in $390 million and spent $442 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money83%School district taxes8.1%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.5%

What stands out

8.1%

of Kansas City Unified School District 500's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes8.1%

Property tax
8.1%$31.6 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$5.3 million
  • School lunches$222 thousand
  • Other school charges$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money83%

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

From the state
83%$323 million

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$17.1 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$12.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$434 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$434 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$8.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$64 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kansas City Unified School District 500. 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 Kansas City Unified School District 500 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.