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Topeka Unified School District 501's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Topeka Unified School District 501 took in $220 million and spent $227 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money86%School district taxes9.3%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money1.0%Fees for services (school lunches)0.7%

What stands out

9.3%

of Topeka Unified School District 501's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes9.3%

Property tax

9.3%$20.5 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services

0.7%$1.6 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$998 thousand
School lunches$556 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money86%

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

From the state

86%$189 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.0%$2.3 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other

3.1%$6.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$223 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$223 million

Interest on debt

1.8%$4.0 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Topeka Unified School District 501. 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 Topeka Unified School District 501 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.