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Forest Lake School District 831's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Forest Lake School District 831 took in $118 million and spent $109 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes24%Fees for services (school lunches)4.2%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

66%

of Forest Lake School District 831's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes24%

Property tax
24%$28.7 million

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$4.3 million
  • School lunches$582 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$77.3 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$3.1 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.1%Sent to other local governments1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$102 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$102 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$5.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$717 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$644 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forest Lake School District 831. 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 Forest Lake School District 831 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.