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Kirkwood School District R 7's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kirkwood School District R 7 took in $114 million and spent $128 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes72%State tax money16%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)7.3%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Kirkwood School District R 7's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes72%

Property tax

69%$79.0 million

Other taxes

2.2%$2.5 million

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services

7.3%$8.3 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more

Other school charges$4.0 million
School tuition and transportation$3.0 million
School lunches$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state

16%$18.5 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%$85 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other

4.7%$5.3 million

Fines

<0.1%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.4%Sent to other local governments0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$125 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$125 million

Interest on debt

1.4%$1.8 million

Sent to other local governments

0.9%$1.2 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$1.2 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kirkwood School District R 7. 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 Kirkwood School District R 7 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.