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Butler School District R 5's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Butler School District R 5 took in $13.1 million and spent $12.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes40%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.3%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

39%

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

School district taxes40%

Property tax
39%$5.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$427 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$266 thousand
  • School lunches$155 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$6 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%$42 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$6.9 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%$37 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$422 thousand
Fines
0.5%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$12.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.3 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$242 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$100 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler School District R 5. 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 Butler School District R 5 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.