School district · Barton County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lamar School District R-1 took in $18.1 million and spent $17.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes32%Fees for services (school lunches)4.9%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money4.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

4.9%

of Lamar School District R-1'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 taxes32%

Property tax
31%$5.7 million
Other taxes
0.4%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$881 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$779 thousand
  • School lunches$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$41 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$9.8 million

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$718 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$798 thousand
Fines
0.2%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$17.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17.2 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$213 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lamar 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 Lamar 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.