School district · Lincoln County, SD

Tea Area School District 41-5's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Tea Area School District 41-5 took in $33.4 million and spent $50.3 million.

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes40%Fines and other5.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.0%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Tea Area School District 41-5's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes40%

Property tax
40%$13.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$865 thousand
  • Other school charges$659 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$130 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%$20 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$16.4 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$1.8 million
Fines
0.2%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.9%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

6.9%

of Tea Area School District 41-5'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
93%$46.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$46.8 million
Interest on debt
6.9%$3.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$88 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tea Area School District 41-5. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Tea Area School District 41-5 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.