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Robbinsdale School District 281's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Robbinsdale School District 281 took in $246 million and spent $258 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes24%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.0%

What stands out

66%

of Robbinsdale School District 281'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%$60.0 million

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$3.8 million
  • Other school charges$854 thousand
  • School lunches$116 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%$20 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$164 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$9.3 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$8.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.7%Sent to other local governments1.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$246 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$246 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$7.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$4.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$2.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Robbinsdale School District 281. 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 Robbinsdale School District 281 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.