School district · Yellowstone County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Laurel Public Schools took in $31.5 million and spent $32.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%School district taxes36%Fines and other12%County and local tax money8.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.3%

What stands out

8.2%

of Laurel 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 taxes36%

Property tax
36%$11.5 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$413 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$247 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$125 thousand
  • Other school charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$13.1 million

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$2.6 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Interest on debt8.0%Sent to other local governments0.6%

What stands out

8%

of Laurel Public Schools' 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
91%$29.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$29.8 million
Interest on debt
8.0%$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$182 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$182 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Laurel 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 Laurel 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.