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Valley Park School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Valley Park School District took in $20.1 million and spent $15.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes65%State tax money20%Fines and other12%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

60%

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

School district taxes65%

Property tax
60%$12.0 million
Other taxes
5.0%$999 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$999 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$579 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$214 thousand
  • Other school charges$200 thousand
  • School lunches$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$25 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$4.0 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$2.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt3.2%Sent to other local governments0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$14.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.8 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$485 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$39 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Valley Park 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 Valley Park 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.