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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Liberty Benton Local School District took in $23.0 million and spent $26.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money44%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (school lunches)3.3%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

13%

of Liberty Benton Local School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes48%

Property tax

35%$7.9 million

Individual income tax

13%$3.0 million

Other taxes

0.1%$30 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services

3.3%$755 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$427 thousand
Other school charges$328 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state

44%$10.0 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.1%$246 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other

4.5%$1.0 million

Fines

<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments7.0%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

of Liberty Benton Local School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

91%$24.2 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$24.2 million

Sent to other local governments

7.0%$1.9 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts

Sent to the state government$1.4 million
Sent to school districts$518 thousand

Interest on debt

1.7%$442 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Liberty Benton 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 Liberty Benton 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.