School district · Lincoln County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ruidoso School District took in $39.7 million and spent $34.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes18%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money2.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

75%

of Ruidoso School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes18%

Property tax
18%$7.3 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$176 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$146 thousand
  • School lunches$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$1.0 million

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$29.8 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$34.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.1 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$688 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ruidoso 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 Ruidoso 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.