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Springfield School District R-12's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Springfield School District R-12 took in $434 million and spent $425 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes46%State tax money45%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money2.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.5%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

43%

of Springfield School District R-12's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes46%

Property tax
43%$187 million
Other taxes
2.7%$11.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3.6 million
  • School lunches$2.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$2.9 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$196 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$10.6 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$19.6 million
Fines
0.1%$439 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt4.3%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$406 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$406 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$18.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$780 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$780 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Springfield School District R-12. 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 Springfield School District R-12 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.