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Anselmo-Merna School District 15's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Anselmo-Merna School District 15 took in $5.4 million and spent $4.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes60%State tax money32%Fees for services (school lunches)5.3%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

57%

of Anselmo-Merna School District 15's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes60%

Property tax
57%$3.1 million
Other taxes
2.8%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$289 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$164 thousand
  • School lunches$125 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%$5 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments3.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$4.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.8 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$150 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$150 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Anselmo-Merna School District 15. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Anselmo-Merna School District 15 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.