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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Ogallala Public School District took in $18.3 million and spent $15.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money30%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.3%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

59%

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

School district taxes64%

Property tax
59%$10.8 million
Other taxes
4.9%$898 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$703 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$610 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$355 thousand
  • School lunches$234 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$42 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$5.5 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$186 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$293 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments1.7%Interest on debt1.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$15.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$274 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$252 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$22 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$165 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ogallala Public School District. 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 Ogallala Public School District 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.