School district · Red Willow County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Southwest Public School District took in $6.8 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes65%State tax money25%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (school lunches)2.1%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

61%

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

School district taxes65%

Property tax
61%$4.2 million
Other taxes
4.0%$271 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$265 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$144 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$75 thousand
  • Other school charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$49 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$1.7 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%$15 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$454 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.1%Interest on debt0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$6.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.8 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$145 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$145 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Southwest 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 Southwest 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.