School district · Butler County, MO

Poplar Bluff School District R1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Poplar Bluff School District R1 took in $76.5 million and spent $67.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%School district taxes27%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.7%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

64%

of Poplar Bluff School District R1's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes27%

Property tax
27%$20.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$314 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$314 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.3 million
  • School lunches$685 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$778 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$49.2 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%$343 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$3.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.4%Interest on debt0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$66.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$66.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$922 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$922 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$122 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Poplar Bluff School District R1. 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 Poplar Bluff School District R1 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.