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Independence School District 30's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Independence School District 30 took in $237 million and spent $214 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes36%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.2%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Independence School District 30's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes36%

Property tax
34%$81.5 million
Other taxes
1.3%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3.1 million
  • School lunches$1.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$742 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%$1.5 million

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$135 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$9.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.3%Sent to other local governments0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$206 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$206 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$7.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$833 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$833 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Independence School District 30. 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 Independence School District 30 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.