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White Bear Lake School District 624's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), White Bear Lake School District 624 took in $195 million and spent $240 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes32%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.9%County and local tax money0.4%

School district taxes32%

Property tax
32%$62.5 million

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$4.2 million
  • Other school charges$2.8 million
  • School lunches$606 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%$12 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$112 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%$798 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$12.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.5%Sent to other local governments0.8%

What stands out

5.5%

of White Bear Lake School District 624'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
94%$225 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$225 million
Interest on debt
5.5%$13.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$998 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$843 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White Bear Lake School District 624. 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 White Bear Lake School District 624 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.