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Rocky River City School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rocky River City School District took in $58.5 million and spent $53.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes77%State tax money17%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.7%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

77%

of Rocky River City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes77%

Property tax
77%$44.8 million
Other taxes
0.2%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$635 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$492 thousand
  • School lunches$454 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.9%$525 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$9.8 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$100 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments3.7%Interest on debt2.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$50.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$50.4 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$1.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$114 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rocky River 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 Rocky River 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.