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Western Nebraska Community College Area's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Western Nebraska Community College Area took in $37.2 million and spent $34.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%School district taxes32%Fees for services (university housing and dining, college tuition)11%County and local tax money7.8%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

7.8%

of Western Nebraska Community College Area's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most community and technical college districts get none.

School district taxes32%

Property tax
32%$11.8 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesUniversity housing and dining and college tuition
  • University housing and dining$2.3 million
  • College tuition$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$2.4 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$14.9 million

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.8%$2.9 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$34.4 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$29.7 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.2 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$361 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Western Nebraska Community College Area. 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 Western Nebraska Community College Area 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.