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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gateway School District took in $97.6 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes63%State tax money33%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

55%

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

School district taxes63%

Property tax
55%$53.6 million
Individual income tax
5.1%$4.9 million
Sales tax
2.4%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$921 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$871 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$388 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$313 thousand
  • School lunches$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$32.2 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt1.8%Sent to other local governments1.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$106 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$106 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$1.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gateway 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 Gateway 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.