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Kearney School District R-1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kearney School District R-1 took in $59.1 million and spent $60.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes45%State tax money42%Fines and other8.0%Fees for services (school lunches)5.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Kearney School District R-1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes45%

Property tax
45%$26.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$296 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$296 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$2.0 million
  • School lunches$980 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$43 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$24.6 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%$13 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$4.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.6%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

4.6%

of Kearney School District R-1'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%$57.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$57.3 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$2.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$140 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$140 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kearney School District R-1. 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 Kearney School District R-1 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.