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Mc Cook City School District 17's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Mc Cook City School District 17 took in $21.1 million and spent $20.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%School district taxes45%Fees for services (school lunches)3.1%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

5.6%

of Mc Cook City School District 17's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes45%

Property tax
40%$8.4 million
Other taxes
5.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$863 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$314 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$645 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$380 thousand
  • School lunches$265 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$110 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$10.5 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$101 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$199 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

100%

of Mc Cook City School District 17's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$20.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$61 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$61 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mc Cook City School District 17. 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 Mc Cook City School District 17 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.