School district · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wisconsin Heights School District took in $17.2 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 taxes48%State tax money43%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other3.9%Fees for services (school lunches)1.4%

What stands out

48%

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

School district taxes48%

Property tax
48%$8.2 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$239 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$168 thousand
  • Other school charges$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$7.3 million

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$728 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$663 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments5.7%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

5.7%

of Wisconsin Heights 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
92%$19.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.0 million
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Sent to school districts$816 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$265 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$92 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$518 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wisconsin Heights 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 Wisconsin Heights 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.