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Blue Springs School District R-4's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Blue Springs School District R-4 took in $267 million and spent $255 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money37%Fines and other9.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.6%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

4.4%

of Blue Springs School District R-4's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes48%

Property tax
44%$118 million
Other taxes
4.4%$11.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$9.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$6.6 million
  • School lunches$3.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$880 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$100 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$822 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$26.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.8%Sent to other local governments0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$241 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$241 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$12.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blue Springs School District R-4. 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 Blue Springs School District R-4 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.