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Festus School District R-6's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Festus School District R-6 took in $44.5 million and spent $40.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes36%Fees for services (school lunches)3.5%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

36%

of Festus School District R-6's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$15.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$230 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$230 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$823 thousand
  • School lunches$722 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$193 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$25.1 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$249 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.3 million
Fines
0.1%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$40.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$40.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$313 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$313 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Festus School District R-6. 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 Festus School District R-6 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.