School district · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Stoughton Area School District took in $52.5 million and spent $53.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes34%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.9%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

6.4%

of Stoughton Area School District's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes34%

Property tax
34%$17.7 million

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$777 thousand
  • Other school charges$750 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$14 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$29.2 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$765 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$3.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments4.0%Interest on debt3.8%

What stands out

92%

of Stoughton Area School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$49.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$49.1 million
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$2.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to the state government and 1 more
  • Sent to school districts$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$360 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stoughton 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 Stoughton 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.