School district · Lawrence County, MO

Aurora School District R-8's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Aurora School District R-8 took in $25.6 million and spent $22.5 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money68%School district taxes25%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school lunches)2.3%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

68%

of Aurora School District R-8's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes25%

Property tax
25%$6.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$585 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$469 thousand
  • School lunches$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$263 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$17.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$841 thousand
Fines
0.2%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt1.6%Sent to other local governments1.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$21.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.8 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$349 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$309 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$309 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aurora School District R-8. 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 Aurora School District R-8 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.