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Colfax School District 300's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Colfax School District 300 took in $11.6 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes19%Fees for services (school lunches)3.5%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

75%

of Colfax School District 300's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes19%

Property tax
19%$2.3 million

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$409 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$274 thousand
  • School lunches$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$8.8 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%$29 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$180 thousand

Where it goes

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

What stands out

6.9%

of Colfax School District 300'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%$10.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.1 million
Interest on debt
6.9%$754 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colfax School District 300. 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 Colfax School District 300 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.