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Duluth Independent School District 709's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Duluth Independent School District 709 took in $188 million and spent $176 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes22%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money1.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

70%

of Duluth Independent School District 709's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$41.8 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.8 million
  • School lunches$165 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$3.0 million

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$131 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$7.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.3%Sent to other local governments0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$169 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$169 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$5.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$679 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$502 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$177 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Duluth Independent School District 709. 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 Duluth Independent School District 709 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.