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Fordland School District R-3's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fordland School District R-3 took in $9.0 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%School district taxes24%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)18%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

18%

of Fordland School District R-3'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 taxes24%

Property tax
24%$2.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.5 million
  • School lunches$75 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$54 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$5.0 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 other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$173 thousand
Fines
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.4%Sent to other local governments0.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$8.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.3 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$205 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$50 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fordland School District R-3. 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 Fordland School District R-3 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.