School district · Meade County, SD

Meade School District 46-1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Meade School District 46-1 took in $39.1 million and spent $41.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money40%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.7%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Meade School District 46-1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes52%

Property tax
51%$19.9 million
Other taxes
0.7%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$221 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$826 thousand
  • Other school charges$216 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$424 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$15.6 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$48 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$1.4 million
Fines
0.9%$364 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$40.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$40.3 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meade School District 46-1. 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 Meade School District 46-1 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.