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Rockwood School District R-6's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rockwood School District R-6 took in $348 million and spent $304 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money24%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)7.6%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

59%

of Rockwood School District R-6's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes64%

Property tax
59%$206 million
Other taxes
5.0%$17.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$26.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$18.9 million
  • School lunches$7.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$360 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$324 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$83.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$77 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$14.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$277 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.6%Sent to other local governments0.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$298 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$298 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$5.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockwood School District R-6. 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 Rockwood School District R-6 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.