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Northwest School District R-1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Northwest School District R-1 took in $87.7 million and spent $77.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%School district taxes40%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services (school lunches)3.1%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Northwest School District R-1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes40%

Property tax
40%$35.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$238 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.7 million
  • School lunches$993 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$165 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$43.9 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%$382 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$5.0 million
Fines
0.1%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.8%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$76.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$76.3 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$192 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$192 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northwest School District R-1. 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 Northwest School District R-1 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.