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Mt. Vernon School District R-5's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mt. Vernon School District R-5 took in $19.3 million and spent $18.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%School district taxes32%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.3%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

31%

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

School district taxes32%

Property tax
31%$6.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$835 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$613 thousand
  • School lunches$210 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$12 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%$126 thousand

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$11.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$584 thousand
Fines
0.3%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt3.4%Sent to other local governments1.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$17.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17.7 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$639 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$215 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$215 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mt. Vernon 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 Mt. Vernon 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.