School district · Lewis and Clark County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Helena Public Schools took in $114 million and spent $107 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes36%County and local tax money10%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.6%

What stands out

10%

of Helena Public Schools' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$40.5 million

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.7 million
  • School lunches$931 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$352 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$57 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$55.2 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$11.9 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments0.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$104 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$104 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$607 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$607 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Helena 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 Helena 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.