School district · Lancaster County, NE

Lincoln Public School District 1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Lincoln Public School District 1 took in $701 million and spent $650 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money41%Fines and other3.9%Fees for services (school lunches)1.8%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

4.8%

of Lincoln Public School District 1's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes52%

Property tax
47%$333 million
Other taxes
4.8%$33.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$25.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$8.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$12.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$7.1 million
  • Other school charges$5.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$5.7 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$287 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%$2.3 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$25.8 million
Fines
0.2%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$632 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$632 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$17.9 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln Public School District 1. 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 Lincoln Public School District 1 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.