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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Springfield School District took in $89.6 million and spent $90.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes73%State tax money22%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.1%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

71%

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

School district taxes73%

Property tax
71%$64.1 million
Sales tax
1.0%$896 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$755 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$698 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$976 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$876 thousand
  • Other school charges$94 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$19.4 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$913 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt5.4%Sent to other local governments2.1%

What stands out

5.4%

of Springfield School District'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
92%$83.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$83.7 million
Interest on debt
5.4%$4.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$1.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$649 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Springfield 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 Springfield 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.