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Rochester Community Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rochester Community Schools took in $265 million and spent $259 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes16%County and local tax money7.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

7.4%

of Rochester Community Schools' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes16%

Property tax
16%$43.3 million

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$14.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$13.1 million
  • School lunches$555 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$434 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$113 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$187 million

County and local tax money7.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.4%$19.6 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments1.9%Interest on debt1.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$249 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$249 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$4.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.9 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$4.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rochester Community Schools. 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 Rochester Community Schools 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.