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Mt. Vernon City School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mt. Vernon City School District took in $292 million and spent $281 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes46%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

44%

of Mt. Vernon City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes46%

Property tax
44%$129 million
Other taxes
1.7%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$4.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$110 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$109 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$154 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.6%Sent to other local governments0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$276 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$276 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$4.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mt. Vernon City 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 Mt. Vernon City 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.