School district · Gallatin County, MT

Big Sky School K-12 District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Big Sky School K-12 District took in $9.8 million and spent $14.8 million.

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Where it comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money20%Fines and other16%County and local tax money6.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Big Sky School K-12 District's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes53%

Property tax

53%$5.2 million

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services

4.7%$460 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more

Other school charges$266 thousand
School lunches$183 thousand
School tuition and transportation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government

0.4%$38 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state

20%$1.9 million

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

6.1%$599 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other

16%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.7%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

6.7%

of Big Sky School K-12 District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

93%$13.8 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$13.8 million

Interest on debt

6.7%$989 thousand

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$8 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$8 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Big Sky School K-12 District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Big Sky School K-12 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.