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Princeton School District R 5's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Princeton School District R 5 took in $6.7 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money39%Fees for services (school lunches)5.0%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

49%

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

School district taxes50%

Property tax
49%$3.3 million
Other taxes
1.1%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$243 thousand
  • School lunches$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$2.6 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$99 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$266 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.3%Sent to other local governments0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$5.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.7 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$137 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Princeton 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 Princeton 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.