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Joplin School District R 8's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Joplin School District R 8 took in $119 million and spent $98.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%School district taxes40%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.6%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Joplin School District R 8's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes40%

Property tax
38%$45.3 million
Other taxes
2.2%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$747 thousand
  • School lunches$627 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$848 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$61.1 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$5.1 million
Fines
0.2%$209 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.5%Sent to other local governments0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$94.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$94.5 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$3.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$736 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$736 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Joplin School District R 8. 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 Joplin School District R 8 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.