School district · Cass County, MO

Sherwood School District R-8's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sherwood School District R-8 took in $11.4 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes39%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.4%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

39%

of Sherwood School District R-8's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes39%

Property tax
39%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.3%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$391 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$254 thousand
  • School lunches$123 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$36 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$6.2 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$299 thousand
Fines
0.2%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$9.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.6 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$190 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$75 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sherwood School District R-8. 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 Sherwood School District R-8 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.