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Bardstown Independent School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bardstown Independent School District took in $34.2 million and spent $54.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes46%State tax money44%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)5.5%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

43%

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

School district taxes46%

Property tax
43%$14.7 million
Other taxes
3.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$165 thousand
  • School lunches$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$510 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$15.0 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$221 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$668 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

What stands out

100%

of Bardstown Independent School District'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%$54.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$54.4 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bardstown Independent 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 Bardstown Independent 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.