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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Richards School District R 5 took in $7.6 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%School district taxes21%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (school lunches)2.3%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

72%

of Richards School District R 5's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes21%

Property tax
20%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$173 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$118 thousand
  • School lunches$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$36 thousand

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$5.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$302 thousand
Fines
0.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges83%Sent to other local governments17%

What stands out

17%

of Richards School District R 5's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
83%$5.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.7 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richards 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 Richards 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.