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Liberal School District R-2's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Liberal School District R-2 took in $6.4 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%School district taxes45%Fees for services (school lunches)4.1%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Liberal School District R-2's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes45%

Property tax
43%$2.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$262 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$200 thousand
  • School lunches$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$23 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$3.0 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$232 thousand
Fines
0.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments2.5%Interest on debt1.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$4.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.8 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$128 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$128 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Liberal School District R-2. 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 Liberal School District R-2 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.