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Smithville School District R-2's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Smithville School District R-2 took in $44.3 million and spent $48.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes47%State tax money43%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.9%County and local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

46%

of Smithville School District R-2's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes47%

Property tax

46%$20.2 million

Other taxes

1.2%$536 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$536 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services

3.9%$1.7 million

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more

School lunches$779 thousand
Other school charges$746 thousand
School tuition and transportation$215 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government

0.4%$155 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state

43%$18.9 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.6%$729 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other

4.4%$2.0 million

Fines

<0.1%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.3%Sent to other local governments0.6%

What stands out

4.3%

of Smithville School District R-2's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

95%$45.9 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$45.9 million

Interest on debt

4.3%$2.1 million

Sent to other local governments

0.6%$305 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$305 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Smithville School District R-2. 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 Smithville School District R-2 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.