School district · Lake County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Polson Public Schools took in $28.1 million and spent $34.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes27%County and local tax money8.9%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money4.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.8%

What stands out

8.9%

of Polson 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 taxes27%

Property tax
27%$7.7 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$229 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$120 thousand
  • Other school charges$81 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$1.2 million

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$14.7 million

County and local tax money8.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.9%$2.5 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt1.8%Sent to other local governments1.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$33.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$33.1 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$619 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$400 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$400 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polson 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 Polson 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.