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Groton Area School District 6-6's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Groton Area School District 6-6 took in $9.2 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes75%State tax money18%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.4%Fines and other1.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Groton Area School District 6-6's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes75%

Property tax
67%$6.2 million
Other taxes
7.9%$729 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$716 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$495 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$312 thousand
  • School lunches$172 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$30 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$92 thousand
Fines
0.4%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$8.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.2 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Groton Area School District 6-6. 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 Groton Area School District 6-6 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.