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Wentzville School District R 4's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wentzville School District R 4 took in $325 million and spent $282 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money42%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.1%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

49%

of Wentzville School District R 4's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes51%

Property tax
49%$161 million
Other taxes
1.1%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$5.2 million
  • School lunches$4.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$87 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%$1.6 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$135 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%$273 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$13.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.1%Sent to other local governments0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$269 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$269 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$11.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wentzville School District R 4. 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 Wentzville School District R 4 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.