School district · St Louis City, MO

St. Louis City Board of Education's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), St. Louis City Board of Education took in $505 million and spent $473 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes61%State tax money33%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money0.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

11%

of St. Louis City Board of Education's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes61%

Property tax
51%$256 million
Other taxes
11%$53.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$53.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$843 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$506 thousand
  • Other school charges$337 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$2.4 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$166 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%$93 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$26.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$318 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.0%Sent to other local governments0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$459 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$459 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$9.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$4.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Louis City Board of Education. 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. Louis City Board of Education 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.