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Lewis and Clark School District 161's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Lewis and Clark School District 161 took in $9.8 million and spent $9.8 million.

Latest recorded yearComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes39%Fees for services (school lunches)6.4%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

6.4%

of Lewis and Clark School District 161's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.8%.

School district taxes39%

Property tax

39%$3.8 million

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services

6.4%$628 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$489 thousand
School lunches$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state

49%$4.8 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.9%$376 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other

1.6%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Interest on debt9.1%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

9.1%

of Lewis and Clark School District 161's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

91%$8.9 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$8.9 million

Interest on debt

9.1%$893 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.3%$32 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$32 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lewis and Clark School District 161. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Lewis and Clark School District 161 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.