School district · Chittenden County, VT

Burlington School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Burlington School District took in $127 million and spent $173 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money93%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money<0.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)<0.1%

What stands out

93%

of Burlington School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services

<0.1%$75 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more

School lunches$53 thousand
Other school charges$12 thousand
School tuition and transportation$10 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%$125 thousand

State tax money93%

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

From the state

93%$119 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.4%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other

5.0%$6.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt3.6%Sent to other local governments0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

95%$165 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$165 million

Interest on debt

3.6%$6.3 million

Sent to other local governments

0.9%$1.6 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$1.6 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burlington School District. 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 Burlington School District 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.