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Bluff Dale Community School District 904's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Bluff Dale Community School District 904 took in $3.7 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes63%State tax money27%Fines and other5.6%Fees for services (school lunches)3.6%

What stands out

63%

of Bluff Dale Community School District 904's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes63%

Property tax
63%$2.3 million

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$132 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$78 thousand
  • School lunches$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$152 thousand
Fines
1.5%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt5.2%Sent to other local governments2.0%

What stands out

5.2%

of Bluff Dale Community School District 904'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%$3.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.3 million
Interest on debt
5.2%$185 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$71 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$57 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bluff Dale Community School District 904. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Bluff Dale Community School District 904 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.