School district · Buchanan County, MO

St. Joseph School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), St. Joseph School District took in $163 million and spent $166 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes38%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.3%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

37%

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

School district taxes38%

Property tax
37%$60.0 million
Other taxes
1.7%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$718 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$1.1 million

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$88.6 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$456 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$8.1 million
Fines
0.1%$237 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.3%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

100%

of St. Joseph School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 96%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$165 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$165 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$564 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$256 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$256 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Joseph School District. 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 St. Joseph School District 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.