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Northwestern School District 56-7's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Northwestern School District 56-7 took in $5.5 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money39%Fines and other6.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

49%

of Northwestern School District 56-7's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes51%

Property tax
49%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.9%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$102 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$225 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$121 thousand
  • Other school charges$61 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$2.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$323 thousand
Fines
0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.6%

What stands out

4.6%

of Northwestern School District 56-7'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
95%$8.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.8 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$422 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northwestern School District 56-7. 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 Northwestern School District 56-7 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.