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Benton Joint School District 1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Benton Joint School District 1 took in $4.9 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%School district taxes15%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services (school lunches)2.4%

What stands out

15%

of Benton Joint School District 1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes15%

Property tax
15%$753 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$117 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$72 thousand
  • Other school charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$3.7 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$172 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$146 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges88%Sent to other local governments11%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Benton Joint School District 1's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$4.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.8 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$628 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Sent to school districts$513 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton Joint School District 1. 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 Benton Joint School District 1 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.