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Lawson School District R-14's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lawson School District R-14 took in $16.9 million and spent $15.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes36%Fines and other6.3%Fees for services (school lunches)3.9%Federal tax money0.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

36%

of Lawson School District R-14's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$6.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$665 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$372 thousand
  • School lunches$293 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%$27 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$9.1 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$27 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.0 million
Fines
0.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.2%Sent to other local governments1.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$15.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.1 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$341 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$177 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$177 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawson School District R-14. 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 Lawson School District R-14 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.