School district · Ashland County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mellen Joint School District 1 took in $5.4 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes11%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money5.7%Federal tax money1.6%Fees for services (school lunches)0.3%

What stands out

11%

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

School district taxes11%

Property tax
11%$616 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$10 thousand
  • School lunches$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.6%$88 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$4.0 million

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$306 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$364 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments8.4%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

8.4%

of Mellen 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
91%$5.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.6 million
Sent to other local governments
8.4%$513 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$258 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$182 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$73 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mellen 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 Mellen 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.