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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lawton Community School District took in $18.7 million and spent $15.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes21%County and local tax money2.5%Fees for services (school lunches)1.8%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

74%

of Lawton Community School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes21%

Property tax

21%$3.9 million

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services

1.8%$333 thousand

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

Other school charges$318 thousand
School lunches$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money74%

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

From the state

74%$13.8 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%$474 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other

1.3%$244 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt3.1%Sent to other local governments1.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

95%$15.0 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$15.0 million

Interest on debt

3.1%$493 thousand

Sent to other local governments

1.7%$267 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$267 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawton 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 Lawton 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.