School district · Cole County, MO

Cole County School District R-2's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cole County School District R-2 took in $17.1 million and spent $16.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes37%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)6.1%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

6.1%

of Cole County School District R-2's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.8%.

School district taxes37%

Property tax
37%$6.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$472 thousand
  • School lunches$409 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$9.3 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$418 thousand
Fines
0.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.3%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

4.3%

of Cole County School District R-2'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
95%$15.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.4 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$694 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$46 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cole County School District R-2. 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 Cole County School District R-2 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.