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Mehlville School District R-9's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mehlville School District R-9 took in $165 million and spent $160 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money28%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.3%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Mehlville School District R-9's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes64%

Property tax
62%$103 million
Other taxes
1.3%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$2.9 million
  • Other school charges$2.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$322 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$231 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$46.8 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$2.0 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$5.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.6%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$159 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$159 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$380 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$380 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mehlville School District R-9. 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 Mehlville School District R-9 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.