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Butte Public Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Butte Public Schools took in $61.7 million and spent $57.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes26%County and local tax money11%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Butte Public Schools' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes26%

Property tax
26%$15.8 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$976 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$763 thousand
  • School lunches$170 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$43 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%$89 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$35.5 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$6.8 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt2.3%Sent to other local governments2.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$55.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$55.2 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butte Public Schools. 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 Butte Public Schools 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.