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Niobrara School District 501's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Niobrara School District 501 took in $9.3 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Federal tax money35%School district taxes18%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money0.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Niobrara School District 501's money comes from federal tax money.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes18%

Property tax
17%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$77 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money35%

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

From the federal government
35%$3.2 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$3.9 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%$46 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$464 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments3.0%Interest on debt0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$6.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$192 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$192 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Niobrara School District 501. 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 Niobrara School District 501 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.