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Brainerd Independent School District 181's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brainerd Independent School District 181 took in $123 million and spent $115 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%School district taxes20%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

72%

of Brainerd Independent School District 181's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes20%

Property tax
20%$25.0 million

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$2.2 million
  • Other school charges$927 thousand
  • School lunches$288 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%$19 thousand

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$89.0 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$264 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$5.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Interest on debt7.7%Sent to other local governments1.6%

What stands out

7.7%

of Brainerd Independent School District 181's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$104 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$104 million
Interest on debt
7.7%$8.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$1.6 million
  • Sent to school districts$185 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brainerd Independent School District 181. 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 Brainerd Independent School District 181 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.