School district · Wadena County, MN

Wadena/deer Creek Public School District 543's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wadena/deer Creek Public School District 543 took in $20.3 million and spent $19.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money83%School district taxes10%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Wadena/deer Creek Public School District 543's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes10%

Property tax
10%$2.1 million

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$644 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$480 thousand
  • School lunches$107 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money83%

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

From the state
83%$16.7 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$81 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$758 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments3.7%Interest on debt1.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$18.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$18.4 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$729 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$633 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$96 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$374 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wadena/deer Creek Public School District 543. 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 Wadena/deer Creek Public School District 543 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.