School district · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Superior School District took in $80.1 million and spent $69.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes20%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.6%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

74%

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

School district taxes20%

Property tax
20%$15.7 million

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.2 million
  • School lunches$936 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$59.0 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$503 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt3.4%Sent to other local governments3.2%

What stands out

93%

of Superior 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
93%$64.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$64.8 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$2.2 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$330 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$200 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Superior 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 Superior 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.