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Lexington School District R 5's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lexington School District R 5 took in $15.5 million and spent $14.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes30%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)5.5%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

5.5%

of Lexington School District R 5'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 taxes30%

Property tax
30%$4.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$846 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$369 thousand
  • Other school charges$335 thousand
  • School lunches$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$103 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$8.9 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$612 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$274 thousand
Fines
0.5%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.4%Sent to other local governments0.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$13.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.9 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$345 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$89 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lexington School District R 5. 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 Lexington School District R 5 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.