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Webster Area School District 18-5's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Webster Area School District 18-5 took in $8.2 million and spent $10.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money26%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.6%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Webster Area School District 18-5's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes64%

Property tax
61%$5.0 million
Other taxes
2.7%$222 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$209 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$295 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$164 thousand
  • Other school charges$124 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$130 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$2.2 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%$19 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$300 thousand
Fines
0.6%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt3.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$10.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.2 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$363 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Webster Area School District 18-5. 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 Webster Area School District 18-5 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.