School district · Sarpy County, NE

Gretna Vil School District 37's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Gretna Vil School District 37 took in $116 million and spent $160 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes58%State tax money34%Fees for services (school lunches)4.7%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

6.6%

of Gretna Vil School District 37's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes58%

Property tax
51%$59.5 million
Other taxes
6.6%$7.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$2.9 million
  • Other school charges$2.6 million

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%$81 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$39.3 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%$226 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$3.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Interest on debt9.5%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

9.5%

of Gretna Vil School District 37's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$144 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$144 million
Interest on debt
9.5%$15.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$690 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$690 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gretna Vil School District 37. 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 Gretna Vil School District 37 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.