School district · Yellowstone County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Shepherd Public Schools took in $11.8 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%School district taxes27%County and local tax money8.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)6.2%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

8.5%

of Shepherd 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%$3.1 million

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$724 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$486 thousand
  • School lunches$219 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$31 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$6.5 million

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.5%$995 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$393 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt5.0%Sent to other local governments3.4%

What stands out

5%

of Shepherd 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
92%$10.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.2 million
Interest on debt
5.0%$550 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$376 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$376 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shepherd 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 Shepherd 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.