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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Butler Public School District took in $30.1 million and spent $35.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes65%State tax money16%County and local tax money15%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (school lunches)1.9%

What stands out

15%

of Butler Public School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes65%

Property tax
65%$19.6 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$571 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$305 thousand
  • Other school charges$266 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$4.8 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$4.4 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$730 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments5.0%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

5%

of Butler Public School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$33.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$33.5 million
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$1.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$28 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler Public School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Butler 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.