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Rochester School District 401's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Rochester School District 401 took in $41.1 million and spent $39.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money86%School district taxes12%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.1%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

86%

of Rochester School District 401's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes12%

Property tax
12%$4.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$441 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$339 thousand
  • School lunches$94 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$8 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%$3 thousand

State tax money86%

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

From the state
86%$35.5 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%$78 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$352 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$38.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$38.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$725 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$705 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$20 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rochester School District 401. 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 Rochester School District 401 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.