School district · Sauk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), River Valley School District took in $22.8 million and spent $21.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%School district taxes35%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (school lunches)3.2%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

35%

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

School district taxes35%

Property tax
35%$8.1 million

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$732 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$483 thousand
  • School lunches$249 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$12.6 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$605 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$757 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments7.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

7.2%

of River Valley School District'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
93%$20.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.2 million
Sent to other local governments
7.2%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to the state government and 1 more
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$121 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$96 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

River Valley 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 River Valley 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.