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Sparta Area School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sparta Area School District took in $54.6 million and spent $49.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%School district taxes17%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (school lunches)1.3%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

79%

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

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$9.1 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$717 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$579 thousand
  • Other school charges$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$368 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$43.0 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$449 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$928 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments9.4%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

9.4%

of Sparta Area 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
89%$44.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$44.3 million
Sent to other local governments
9.4%$4.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to the state government and 1 more
  • Sent to school districts$3.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$447 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$910 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sparta Area 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 Sparta Area 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.