School district · Washburn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Spooner School District took in $26.2 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes57%State tax money38%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)0.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

57%

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

School district taxes57%

Property tax
57%$14.8 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$216 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$162 thousand
  • Other school charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$104 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$9.9 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$521 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$631 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges84%Sent to other local governments13%Interest on debt3.5%

What stands out

13%

of Spooner 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
84%$17.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17.3 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$2.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to the state government and 1 more
  • Sent to school districts$2.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$342 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$242 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$723 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spooner 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 Spooner 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.