School district · Platte County, MO

West Platte School District R-2's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Platte School District R-2 took in $16.2 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes66%State tax money24%Fines and other6.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.4%

What stands out

62%

of West Platte School District R-2's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes66%

Property tax
62%$10.0 million
Other taxes
4.3%$696 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$696 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$552 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$226 thousand
  • School lunches$207 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$3.9 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%$7 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$13.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$97 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Platte School District R-2. 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 West Platte School District R-2 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.