F-33-L2 Annual Survey of School System Finances - Debt (includes

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A Message from the U.S. Census Bureau:
We request your cooperation with the 2018 Annual Survey of School System Finances. The
U.S. Census Bureau conducts this survey in conjunction with the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES). This survey provides up-to-date school district finance data that is essential to
the work of the U.S. Congress, state legislators, government finance officers, education research
organizations, and many others.
State education agencies report most of the school district finance data requested for this survey.
State financial reports, however, often do not contain details regarding school district long-term
and short-term debt.
Please use the enclosed form as a worksheet prior to reporting online. Website and log in
information can be found on the front page of the form. Online reporting is encouraged due to
cost savings and reduced processing times. You may elect to return the completed form in the
enclosed envelope instead of responding online.
We estimate this survey will take an average of 15 minutes to complete. Information about the
authority, confidentiality, and burden of this data collection can be found on the back of this
letter.
For assistance with completing this survey, please call our customer help line at 1-800-622-6193,
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau
measure America’s people, places, and economy. Your response makes a difference.
Sincerely,
Ron S. Jarmin
Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions
and Duties of the Director

Enclosures

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OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eightdigit OMB approval number is 0607-0700 and appears in the top right corner of the paper survey
form or each online reporting screen. Without this approval, we could not conduct this survey.

Authority and Confidentiality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b), 161 and 182, and Title 20, United States Code,
Sections 9543-44 authorizes the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct this collection and request your
voluntary assistance. These data are subject to provisions of Title 13, United States Code,
Section 9(a), which exempts data that are customarily provided in public records from rules of
confidentiality.

Burden Estimate Statement
We estimate this survey will take an average of 15 minutes to complete, including the time to
review instructions, search existing data sources, gather the data needed, and complete and
review the survey.

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F-33-L2

OMB No. 0607-0700: Approval Expires 10/31/2018

(4-3-2018)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

2018 ANNUAL SURVEY OF
SCHOOL SYSTEM FINANCES
DEBT
Part I

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

DEBT – FISCAL YEAR 2018

• Section A – include bonded indebtedness and any other school district interest-bearing debt with a term of
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more than one year. Include general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, refunding bonds, and certificates of
participation. EXCLUDE lease purchase agreements, compensated absences, accounts payable, and other
noninterest bearing obligations.
Section B – include interest-bearing tax anticipation and bond anticipation note balances and other short-term
debt with a term of one year or less.
If you have any questions, please email ERD.F33.List@census.gov or call 1–800–622–6193.
NOTE: Please keep a copy for your records. If you need to view your prior year’s data, please
use the web application.

Section A – LONG TERM – Term of more than one year
Type of debt

Amount (Omit cents)
19H

1. Outstanding at beginning of fiscal year
21F

2. Issued during fiscal year (Revenue code 5110)
31F

3. Retired during fiscal year (Object 831)
41F

4. Outstanding at end of fiscal year (1 plus 2 minus 3)
Section B – SHORT TERM – Term of one year or less
Amount (Omit cents)

Type of debt

61V

1. Outstanding at beginning of fiscal year
66V

2. Outstanding at end of fiscal year
Return via Internet:
https://respond.census.gov/f33

Return via Mail:
US CENSUS BUREAU
1201 EAST 10TH STREET
JEFFERSONVILLE IN 47132-0001

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Remarks

Please note that this is a national form that applies to governments with wide differences in the size of their service areas,
the amount of population served, and the extent and complexity of their financial accounts. We estimate public reporting
burden for this collection to be an average of 15 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to: ERD Survey Comments 0607-0700, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Room ERD-6H151, Washington, D.C. 20233. You may e-mail comments to erd.surveys@census.gov. Be sure to use
"ERD Survey Comments 0607-0700" as the subject.
Part II

DATA SUPPLIED BY

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E-mail address

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Fax number

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