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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Independence Local School District took in $24.1 million and spent $24.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes78%State tax money13%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Independence Local School District's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes78%

Property tax
68%$16.3 million
Other taxes
11%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$755 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$419 thousand
  • School lunches$264 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.2 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$154 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.1%Sent to other local governments0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$23.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.8 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$258 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$76 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Independence Local 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 Independence Local 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.