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Polo School District R 7's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Polo School District R 7 took in $6.3 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes37%County and local tax money3.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.9%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

36%

of Polo School District R 7's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes37%

Property tax
36%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$247 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$155 thousand
  • School lunches$82 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$10 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%$15 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$3.5 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$248 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$29 thousand
Fines
0.5%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.5%Sent to other local governments0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$8.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.0 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$204 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$33 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polo School District R 7. 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 Polo School District R 7 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.