School district · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Battle Lake Independent School District took in $7.4 million and spent $10.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes18%Fines and other12%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.5%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Battle Lake Independent School District's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes18%

Property tax
18%$1.3 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$186 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$102 thousand
  • Other school charges$59 thousand
  • School lunches$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$40 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$4.9 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$129 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$908 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments1.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$10.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$154 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$154 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Battle Lake 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 Battle Lake 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.