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St. Helens School District 502's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), St. Helens School District 502 took in $53.2 million and spent $74.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes29%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money1.6%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.1%

School district taxes29%

Property tax
29%$15.6 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$584 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$357 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$133 thousand
  • School lunches$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$33.1 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%$873 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$3.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt6.2%

What stands out

6.2%

of St. Helens School District 502's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$69.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$69.5 million
Interest on debt
6.2%$4.6 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Helens School District 502. 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 St. Helens School District 502 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.