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Rapid City Area School District 51-4's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rapid City Area School District 51-4 took in $184 million and spent $167 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes54%State tax money43%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.8%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

53%

of Rapid City Area School District 51-4's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes54%

Property tax
53%$97.8 million
Other taxes
0.5%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$901 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.9 million
  • Other school charges$885 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$422 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%$585 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$79.6 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$309 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1.3 million
Fines
0.3%$559 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$165 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$165 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$2.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rapid City Area School District 51-4. 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 Rapid City Area School District 51-4 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.