School district · Lancaster County, NE

Educational Service Unit 18's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Educational Service Unit 18 took in $15.9 million and spent $13.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other44%School district taxes29%State tax money27%

What stands out

29%

of Educational Service Unit 18's money comes from property tax.Most vocational schools and education service agencies get none.

School district taxes29%

Property tax
29%$4.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$4.3 million

Fines and other44%

Interest, rents and other
44%$6.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges69%Sent to other local governments31%

What stands out

31%

of Educational Service Unit 18's spending goes to local governments.Most vocational schools and education service agencies spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
69%$9.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.2 million
Sent to other local governments
31%$4.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Educational Service Unit 18. 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 Educational Service Unit 18 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.