School district · Merrick County, NE

Central City School District 4's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Central City School District 4 took in $16.0 million and spent $14.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes60%State tax money31%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.5%Federal tax money1.6%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

57%

of Central City School District 4's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes60%

Property tax
57%$9.1 million
Other taxes
3.5%$565 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$472 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$887 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$608 thousand
  • School lunches$248 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$252 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$5.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$76 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$216 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments1.3%Interest on debt1.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$14.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$185 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$98 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$87 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$179 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Central City School District 4. 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 Central City School District 4 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.