School district · Platte County, MO

Platte County School District R-3's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Platte County School District R-3 took in $80.8 million and spent $76.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes55%State tax money37%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.6%County and local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

53%

of Platte County School District R-3's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes55%

Property tax
53%$43.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School lunches$936 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$63 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%$93 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$29.8 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$3.0 million
Fines
0.1%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt6.1%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

6.1%

of Platte County School District R-3's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$71.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$71.7 million
Interest on debt
6.1%$4.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$344 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$344 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Platte County School District R-3. 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 Platte County School District R-3 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.