School district · Portage County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rootstown Local School District took in $15.6 million and spent $15.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money41%Fees for services (school lunches)2.4%County and local tax money2.2%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

53%

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

School district taxes53%

Property tax
53%$8.2 million
Other taxes
0.6%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$379 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$202 thousand
  • Other school charges$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$6.4 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$341 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$201 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$14.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.7 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$401 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$367 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rootstown 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 Rootstown 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.