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Douglas County West Community School District 15's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Douglas County West Community School District 15 took in $21.3 million and spent $23.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money31%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.2%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

58%

of Douglas County West Community School District 15's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes64%

Property tax
58%$12.4 million
Other taxes
5.9%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$682 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$355 thousand
  • Other school charges$259 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$37 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$6.5 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$68 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$362 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Interest on debt10%Sent to other local governments0.8%

What stands out

10%

of Douglas County West Community School District 15'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
89%$21.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.2 million
Interest on debt
10%$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$188 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$188 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas County West Community 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 Douglas County West Community 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.