School district · Douglas County, NE

Educational Service Unit 3's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Educational Service Unit 3 took in $31.2 million and spent $30.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%School district taxes29%County and local tax money23%Federal tax money9.8%Fines and other3.9%Fees for services (school lunches)0.9%

What stands out

29%

of Educational Service Unit 3's money comes from property tax.Most vocational schools and education service agencies get none.

School district taxes29%

Property tax
29%$8.9 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$296 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$285 thousand
  • School lunches$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$3.1 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$10.7 million

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$7.1 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$30.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$30.8 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Educational Service Unit 3. 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 3 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.