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Wessington Springs School District 36-2's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wessington Springs School District 36-2 took in $7.1 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money41%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Wessington Springs School District 36-2's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes52%

Property tax
51%$3.6 million
Other taxes
1.7%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$111 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$72 thousand
  • Other school charges$27 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$2.9 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%$4 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$323 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$6.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.7 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$183 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wessington Springs School District 36-2. 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 Wessington Springs School District 36-2 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.