School district · Roosevelt County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Portales School District took in $57.7 million and spent $51.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money90%School district taxes5.9%Fees for services (school lunches)2.1%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

5.9%

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

School district taxes5.9%

Property tax
5.9%$3.4 million

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.2 million
  • School lunches$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$616 thousand

State tax money90%

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

From the state
90%$51.7 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$749 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$50.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$50.8 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$252 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Portales 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 Portales 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.