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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Northwest Local School District took in $139 million and spent $134 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money43%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.9%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

49%

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

School district taxes49%

Property tax
49%$67.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.8 million
  • School lunches$748 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$59.7 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$2.2 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$6.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments4.3%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

4.3%

of Northwest Local School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$125 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$125 million
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$5.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$5.2 million
  • Sent to school districts$598 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$2.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northwest 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 Northwest 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.