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Ralston School District 54's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Ralston School District 54 took in $63.8 million and spent $88.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money39%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money3.3%Fees for services (school lunches)1.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Ralston School District 54'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 taxes52%

Property tax
38%$24.2 million
Other taxes
14%$9.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$5.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$650 thousand
  • School lunches$569 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%$108 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$24.6 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$2.1 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt3.8%Sent to other local governments1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$83.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$83.8 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$1.1 million
  • Sent to school districts$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ralston School District 54. 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 Ralston School District 54 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.