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Bennington School District 59's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Bennington School District 59 took in $68.9 million and spent $60.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money42%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

47%

of Bennington School District 59's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes52%

Property tax
47%$32.6 million
Other taxes
4.4%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$246 thousand
  • Other school charges$50 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%$20 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$29.1 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%$111 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Interest on debt8.3%Sent to other local governments1.7%

What stands out

8.3%

of Bennington School District 59's 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
90%$54.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$54.7 million
Interest on debt
8.3%$5.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bennington School District 59. 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 Bennington School District 59 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.