F-33-L3 Annual Survey of School System Finances - Cash and Inves

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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 assets held in
various nonretirement funds, such as general, debt service, and bond funds. In addition to assets, we
are also requesting information on long-term and short-term debt, which is also often not available in
state financial reports.
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 eight-digit
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 authorize 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-L3

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

(4-3-2018)

Part I

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

2018 ANNUAL SURVEY OF
SCHOOL SYSTEM FINANCES
CASH AND INVESTMENTS AND DEBT

CASH AND INVESTMENTS HELD AT END OF
FISCAL YEAR 2018

Report below amounts of cash and investments (at market value) for the following funds:
• Sinking funds: Reserves held specifically for redemption of long term debt of
your district.
• Bond funds: All unexpended proceeds of bond issues that were being held at
the end of the fiscal year in any funds or accounts, pending their disbursement.
• All other funds. EXCLUDE any employee retirement funds.
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.
Amount at end of fiscal year (Omit cents)
Held in all other funds,
Held in bond funds,
Held in sinking funds,
except for any employee
as defined above
as defined above
retirement funds

Type of asset

(a)

Cash and investments – Include cash balances,
cash on hand, certificates of deposit, federal securities,
state and local government securities, mortgages, and
corporate stocks, bonds, and notes.

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(b)
W31

(c)
W61

DEBT – FISCAL YEAR 2018

Section A — include bonded indebtedness and any other school district interest-bearing debt with a term of 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.

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
Type of debt

Amount (Omit cents)
61V

1. Outstanding at beginning of fiscal year

66V

2. Outstanding at end of fiscal year

Return via Internet:
https://respond.census.gov/f33 Username:

Return via Mail:
US CENSUS BUREAU
1201 East 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132-0001

Password:
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 III

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