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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Plainfield School District took in $345 million and spent $373 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money89%School district taxes7.9%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%

What stands out

89%

of Plainfield School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes7.9%

Property tax
7.9%$27.1 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$1.6 million
  • Other school charges$546 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money89%

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

From the state
89%$307 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$9.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.5%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

4.5%

of Plainfield School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$355 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$355 million
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$16.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$16.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$41 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$353 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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.