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Lees Summit School District R-7's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lees Summit School District R-7 took in $318 million and spent $331 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money38%Fees for services (school lunches)4.1%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

49%

of Lees Summit 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 taxes53%

Property tax
49%$157 million
Other taxes
3.8%$12.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$7.1 million
  • School lunches$5.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$1.6 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$121 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$12.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.3%Sent to other local governments0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$319 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$319 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$10.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lees Summit 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 Lees Summit 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.