School district · Saunders County, NE

Mead Public School District 72's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Mead Public School District 72 took in $6.9 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes59%State tax money32%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches)3.0%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Mead Public School District 72's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes59%

Property tax
56%$3.9 million
Other taxes
3.0%$205 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$187 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$104 thousand
  • School lunches$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$59 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$2.2 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%$14 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$324 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments4.4%

What stands out

4.4%

of Mead Public School District 72's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$5.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.5 million
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$252 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$252 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mead Public School District 72. 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 Mead Public School District 72 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.