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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brentwood School District took in $27.4 million and spent $31.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes79%Fines and other8.8%State tax money8.6%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)4.1%

What stands out

71%

of Brentwood School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes79%

Property tax

71%$19.4 million

Other taxes

7.6%$2.1 million

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services

4.1%$1.1 million

What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 1 more

School tuition and transportation$768 thousand
School lunches$258 thousand
Other school charges$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state

8.6%$2.3 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%$2 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other

8.7%$2.4 million

Fines

<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.5%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

5.5%

of Brentwood School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

94%$29.9 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$29.9 million

Interest on debt

5.5%$1.7 million

Sent to other local governments

0.3%$98 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$98 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brentwood School District. 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 Brentwood School District 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.