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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
AND 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
June 30, 2019 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Independent Auditors' Report 
Management's Discussion and Analysis - Unaudited 
Basic Financial Statements 
District-wide Financial Statements 
Statement of Net Position 
Statement of Activities 
Fund Financial Statements 
Balance Sheet - Governmental Funds 
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Balance 
Sheet with the District-Wide Statement of Net Position 
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and 
Changes in Fund Balances - Governmental Funds 
Reconciliation of the Governmental Funds Statement of 
Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances 
with the District-Wide Statement of Activities 
Statement of Net Position - Proprietary Funds 
Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in 
Net Position - Proprietary Funds 
Statement of Cash Flows - Proprietary Funds 
Notes to Financial Statements 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Required Supplementary Information - Unaudited 
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances- Budget 
and Actual - Cash Basis 
General Fund 
Special Revenue Fund 
Notes to Required Supplementary Information 
Net Pension Liability 
Schedule of Changes in Total OPEB Liability 
and Related Ratios 
Supplementary Information 
Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances - Budget 
and Actual - Cash Basis 
Debt Service Fund 
Capital Projects Fund 
Annual Financial Information and Operating Data - Unaudited 
Page 
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64 
65 
67 
69 
71 
72 
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Kerber, Eck & Braeckel LLP 
Board of Education 
School District of Clayton 
Independent Auditors' Report 
CPAs and 
Management Consu ltants 
One South Memorial Drive, Ste. 900 
St. Louis, MO 63102 
ph. 314.231 .6232 
fax 314.880.9307 
www.kebcpa.com 
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type 
activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the School District of Clayton, 
as of and for the year ended June 30, 2019, and the related notes to the financial statements, which 
collectively comprise the District's basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents. 
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements 
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in 
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes 
the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair 
presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 
Auditors' Responsibility 
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted 
our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and 
the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the 
Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to 
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. 
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in 
the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgment, including the 
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. 
In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the District's 
preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are 
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of 
the District's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating 
the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates 
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. 
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for 
our audit opinions. 


Opinions 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the 
respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund, 
and the aggregate remaining fund information of the School District of Clayton, as of June 30, 2019, and 
the respective changes in financial position and, where applicable, cash flows thereof for the year then 
ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 
Other Matters 
Required Supplementary Information 
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management's 
discussion and analysis and required supplementary information as listed in the table of contents be 
presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic 
financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to 
be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate 
operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required 
supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States 
of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information 
and comparing the information for consistency with management's responses to our inquiries, the basic 
financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. 
We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures 
do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance. 
Other Information 
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively 
comprise the School District of Clayton's basic financial statements. The other annual financial 
information and operating data and supplemental budgetary schedules are presented for purposes of 
additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. 
The supplemental budgetary schedules are the responsibility of management and were derived from and 
relate directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. 
Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial 
statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information 
directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or 
to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing 
standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the supplemental budgetary 
schedules are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole. 
The annual financial information and operating data has not been subjected to the auditing procedures 
applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly we do not express an opinion or 
provide any assurance on them. 


Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards 
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated December 12, 
2019, on our consideration of the School District of Clayton's internal control over financial reporting and 
on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions oflaws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements 
and other matters. The purpose of that report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal 
controls over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an 
opinion on the effectiveness of the School District of Clayton's internal control over financial reporting 
or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government 
Auditing Standards in considering the School District of Clayton's internal control over financial reporting 
and compliance. 
St. Louis, Missouri 
December 12, 2019 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON · 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
The Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) of the School District of Clayton's (District) 
financial performance provides a narrative overview of the District's financial activities for the fiscal 
year ended June 30, 2019. The MD&A should not be taken as a replacement for the financial 
statements and other supplemental information but should be read in conjunction with them to enhance 
the reader's understanding of the District's financial performance. 
Financial Highlights 
Key financial highlights for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 are as follows: 
• 
The total assets and deferred outflows of the District exceeded its liabilities and deferred 
inflows at the end of the 2019 fiscal year by $15.3 million (net position). 
• 
Net position decreased approximately $1.6 million or 9.2% from the prior year. 
• 
General revenues totaled $52.5 minion or 82.1 % of all revenues. Program revenues in the 
form of charges for services and operating grants and contributions accounted for $11.4 million 
or 17. 9% of all revenues. 
• 
Total expenses for the year were $65.5 million of which $52.5 million were funded by general 
revenues. 
• 
The General Fund had $18.0 million in revenues and $18.7 million in expenditures. The 
General Fund's balance decreased $455 thousand after transfers. 
• 
The Special Revenue Fund had $29.2 million in revenues and $32.2 million in expenditures. 
The Special Revenue Fund's balance decreased $3.0 million after transfers. 
• 
The Debt Service Fund had $8.6 million in revenues, $28.1 million in expenditures of which 
$19.3 million was paid from escrow due to a prior year refunding. The Debt Service Fund's 
balance decreased $19 .5 million primarily due to the bond payment from escrowed cash. 
• 
The Capital Projects Fund had $1.8 million in revenues, $5.1 million in proceeds from a capital 
lease and $1.5 million in expenditures. The Capital Projects Fund's balance increased $5.3 
million after transfers primarily due to proceeds received from the capital lease. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Using this Annual Report 
The District's annual report consists of a series of financial statements that show information about 
the District as a whole, including its significant funds. The Statement of Net Position and the 
Statement of Activities (pages 21 and 22) provide information about the activities of the District as a 
whole and present a longer-term view of the District's finances. Fund financial statements provide 
the next level of detail. For governmental funds, these statements tell how services were financed in 
the short-term as well as what remains for future spending. Fund statements may also provide insight 
into the District's overall financial health. Fund financial statements report the District's operations 
in more detail than the government-wide financial statements by providing information about the 
District's most significant funds. 
The notes to the basic financial statements provide further 
explanation of some of the information in the statements and provide additional disclosures and more 
detailed data. 
This will allow statement readers to have a more complete description and 
understanding of the District's financial activities and position. 
The District prepares its annual budget on the cash basis of accounting, meaning that revenues are 
recognized when the District receives the money and the expenditures are recognized when checks are 
issued. To meet Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 34, the District's 
annual report uses both the modified accrual and accrual methods of accounting. Because of this 
difference, budget schedules will differ from the Basic Financial Statements. 
The District's auditor has provided assurance in the independent auditors' report, located immediately 
preceding this MD&A, that the Basic Financial Statements are presented fairly. Varying degrees of 
assurance are provided by the auditor regarding supplemental information. A user of this report should 
read the independent auditors' report carefully to ascertain the level of assurance being provided for 
each of the other parts in the Financial Section. 
Reporting the District as a Whole 
Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities 
The analysis of the District as a whole begins on page 21. This analysis provides answers to whether 
the District is financially stronger or weaker as a result of the year's activities. The Statement of Net 
Position and the Statement of Activities, which appear first in the District's financial statements, report 
information on the District as a whole and its activities in a way that helps answer this question. These 
statements include all assets and liabilities, using the accrual basis of accounting, which is similar to 
the accounting used by most private-sector companies. This basis of accounting takes into account all 
of the current year's revenues and expenses regardless of when cash is received or paid. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Reporting the District as a Whole - Continued 
These two statements report the District's net position - the difference between assets and deferred 
outflows compared to liabilities and deferred inflows, as reported in the Statement of Net Position. It 
is one way to measure the District's financial health, or financial position. Over time, increases or 
decreases in the District's net position - as reported in the Statement of Activities - is one indicator 
of whether its financial health is improving or deteriorating. The relationship between revenues and 
expenses indicates the District's operating results. However, the District's mission is to provide 
services to students, not to generate profits as commercial entities strive to do each year. Non-financial 
factors, such as the quality of the education provided, safety of the schools, facility conditions, the 
District's property tax base and current state laws restricting revenue growth must also be considered 
to assess the overall health of the District. 
The Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities report the following activity for the 
District's programs and services: 
Governmental Activities - Most of the District's services, which includes instruction, support and 
plant services, are reported here. Property taxes, voluntary student transfer aid, state foundation and 
categorical grants, and state and federal grants finance most of these activities. 
Business-type Activities - The District's business-type activities include services provided to 
constituents of the District where all or most of the costs involved are recovered through services 
charged to the users of such services or from transfers from other funds. 
Reporting the District's Most Significant Funds 
Fund Financial Statements 
The analysis of the District's major funds begins on page 23. Fund financial statements provide 
detailed information about the District's major funds, not the District as a whole. The District utilizes 
several funds to account for a wide range of financial transactions. However, the fund financial 
statements focus on the District's most significant funds, which are the General Fund, Special Revenue 
Fund, Debt Service Fund and Capital Projects Fund. The District's funds use the following accounting 
approach: 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Reporting the District's Most Significant Funds - Continued 
Governmental Funds - Most of the District's services are reported in governmental funds which 
focus how money flows into and out of the funds and balances remaining at year-end available for 
spending for future years. These funds are reported using the modified accrual basis of accounting, 
which measures cash and all other financial assets that can be readily converted to cash. The 
governmental fund statements provide a detailed short-term view of the District's operations and the 
services it provides. Governmental fund information helps determine whether there are more or fewer 
financial resources available in the near future to finance the District's programs. Because this 
information does not encompass the additional long-term focus of the government-wide statements, 
the relationship (or differences) between governmental activities (reported in the Statement of Net 
Position and the Statement of Activities) and governmental funds is reconciled on pages 24 and 26. 
Proprietary Funds - Proprietary funds account for activities that involve business-like interactions 
using the accrual basis of accounting. The District has two types of proprietary funds which are the 
enterprise fund and the internal service fund. The enterprise fund is used to account for any activity 
for which external users are charged a fee for goods and services. The internal service fund is used to 
account for activities that benefit government activities. No reconciling items exist between the 
governmental-wide statements and the proprietary funds statements. 
The District as a Whole 
The District's net position was $15.3 million at June 30, 2019. Of this amount, $30.7 million was net 
investment in capital assets and $15.3 million was restricted. Restricted net position is reported 
separately to show legal constraints from debt covenants and enabling legislation that limit the 
District's ability to use those assets for day-to-day operations. The unrestricted net position shows a 
negative balance of $30.8 million after the District recognized the proportionate share of the total net 
pension liability of the Missouri retirement program for public school districts (PSRS/PEERS) in 
accordance with GASB Statement No. 68, as amended by GASB Statement No. 71 and the 
postemployment benefits other than pension liability in accordance with GASB Statement No. 75. 
Note G contains additional information on GASB Statement No. 68 and Note I contains additional 
information on GASB Statement No. 75. The analysis below focuses on the net position (Table 1) and 
changes in net position (Table 2) of the District's activities. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
The District as a Whole - Continued 
Table 1 
Condensed Statements of Net Position 
June 30, 
2019 
2018 
Business-
Business-
Governmental 
type 
Governmental 
type 
activities 
activities 
Total 
activities 
activities 
Total 
Current and other assets 
$ 88,541,937 
$ 
30,302 
$ 88,572,239 
$ 92,117,800 
$ 
21,120 
$ 92,138,920 
Capital assets 
102,588,080 
44,125 
102,632,205 
104,969,530 
52,166 
105,021,696 
Total assets 
191,130,017 
74,427 
191,204,444 
197,087,330 
73,286 
197,160,616 
Deferred pension and OPEB 
15,470,256 
15,470,256 
15,923,346 
15,923,346 
Current and other liabilities 
8,031,900 
30,302 
8,062,202 
1,802,316 
21,120 
1,823,436 
N oncurrent liabilities 
122,758,180 
122,758,180 
147,352,171 
147,352,171 
Total liabilities 
130, 790,080 
30,302 
130,820,382 
149,154,487 
21,120 
149,175,607 
Deferred property taxes 
58,149,096 
58,149,096 
43,813,877 
43,813,877 
Pension and OPEB deferrals 
2,396,317 
2,396,317 
3,226,530 
3,226,530 
Total deferred infloM 
60,545,413 
60,545,413 
47,040,407 
47,040,407 
Net position 
Net investment in 
capital assets 
30,674,271 
44,125 
30,718,396 
28,367,834 
52,166 
28,420,000 
Restricted 
15,344,822 
15,344,822 
16,767,150 
16,767,150 
Unrestricted 
(30,754,313) 
(30,754,313) 
(28,319,202) 
(28,319,202) 
Total net position 
$ 15,264,780 
$ 
44,125 
$ 15,308,905 
$ 16,815,782 
$ 
52,166 
$ 16,867,948 
The ($30.8) million in unrestricted net position represents the accumulated results of all past years' 
operations for unrestricted activities. Total net position decreased $1.6 million. 
The results of this year's operations for the District as a whole are reported in the Statement of 
Activities on page 22. This information is summarized in Table 2 on the following page. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
The District as a Whole - Continued 
Table 2 
Changes in Net Position from Operating Results 
Year Ended June 30, 
2019 
2018 
Business-
Business-
Governmental 
type 
Governmental 
type 
activities 
activities 
Total 
activities 
activities 
Total 
Revenues 
Program revenues 
Charges for services 
$ 8,834,939 
$1,099,031 
$ 9,933,970 
$ 6,296,253 
$1,016,281 
$ 7,312,534 
Operating grants and contributions 
1,499,399 
1,499,399 
979,787 
979,787 
General revenues 
Property taxes 
42,443,840 
42,443,840 
43,418,624 
43,418,624 
Federal and State aid 
2,352,559 
2,352,559 
2,307,828 
2,307,828 
Voluntary student transfer aid 
1,568,157 
1,568,157 
1,710,403 
1,710,403 
Other 
6,120,786 
6,120,786 
6,517,733 
6,517,733 
Total revenues 
62,819,680 
1,099,031 
63,918,711 
61,230,628 
1,016,281 
62,246,909 
Expenses 
Instruction 
30,370,087 
30,370,087 
30,802,007 
30,802,007 
Student services 
2,636,099 
2,636,099 
2,687,603 
2,687,603 
Sup port services 
1,972,618 
1,972,618 
1,821,975 
1,821,975 
Building a~tration 
2,726,093 
2,726,093 
2,632,606 
2,632,606 
Executive administration 
3,044,210 
3,044,210 
1,355,902 
1,355,902 
Business services 
931,787 
931,787 
769,976 
769,976 
Central office support services 
5,335,592 
5,335,592 
3,789,050 
3,789,050 
Operation of plant 
10,895,241 
10,895,241 
11,106,815 
11,106,815 
Security services 
203,982 
203,982 
216,142 
216,142 
Nonallowable transportation 
185,278 
185,278 
169,388 
169,388 
Food services 
1,184,498 
1,184,498 
1,078,230 
1,078,230 
Adult/community programs 
1,201,406 
1,201,406 
818,183 
818,183 
Interest and other charges 
3,907,058 
3,907,058 
3,857,254 
3,857,254 
Local district services 
883,805 
883,805 
903,463 
903,463 
Total expenses 
64,593,949 
883,805 
65,477,754 
61,105,131 
903,463 
62,008,594 
Excess (deficiency) before other 
(1,774,269) 
215,226 
(1,559,043) 
125,497 
112,818 
238,315 
income and transfers 
Other income 
Gain on sale of capital assets 
3,819,699 
3,819,699 
Transfers 
223,267 
(223,267) 
4,182,484 
(4,182,484) 
Total other income 
223,267 
(223,267) 
4,182,484 
(362,785) 
3,819,699 
Change in net position 
(1,551,002) 
(8,041) 
(1,559,043) 
4,307,981 
(249,967) 
4,058,014 
Beginning net position 
16,815,782 
52,166 
16,867,948 
12,507,801 
302,133 
12,809,934 
Ending net position 
$ 15,264,780 
$ 
44,125 
$ 15,308,905 
$ 16,815,782 
$ 
52,166 
$16,867,948 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Governmental and Business-Type Activities 
As reported in the Statement of Activities, the cost of all governmental and business-type activities 
totaled $65.5 million in fiscal year 2019. However, the District's local taxpayers ultimately funded 
$42.4 million or 64.8% of these costs because some of the costs were paid by those who benefited 
from the programs ($9.9 million), by other governments and organizations who subsidized certain 
programs ($3.1 million), and by miscellaneous sources ($8.5 million). 
Table 3 shows the cost of each of the District's largest functions, as well as each function's net cost 
(total cost less revenue generated by the activities). The net cost shows the financial burden that was 
placed on the District's taxpayers by each of the functions. Providing this information allows citizens 
to consider the cost of each function in comparison to the benefits they believe are provided by that 
function. 
Table 3 
Net Cost of Governmental Activities 
Year ended June 30, 
2019 
2018 
Total cost 
Net cost 
Total cost 
Net cost 
of services 
of services 
of services 
of services 
Governmental activities 
Instruction 
$ 30,370,087 
$ 28,058,231 
$ 30,802,007 
$ 28,249,032 
Student services 
2,636,099 
2,636,099 
2,687,603 
2,687,603 
Support services 
1,972,618 
1,866,773 
1,821,975 
1,707,752 
Administration 
6,702,090 
6,694,023 
4,758,484 
4,758,484 
Operation of plant 
11,099,223 
10,014,300 
11,322,957 
11,322,957 
Other 
7,906,774 
1,083,127 
5,854,851 
1,246,009 
Interest and other charges 
3,907,058 
3,907,058 
3,857,254 
3,857,254 
64,593,949 
54,259,611 
61,105,131 
53,829,091 
Business-type activities 
Local district services 
883,805 
(215,226) 
903,463 
(112,818) 
Total 
$ 65,477,754 
$ 54,044,385 
$ 62,008,594 
$ 53,716,273 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Governmental and Business-Type Activities - Continued 
Instruction expenses include activities directly dealing with the teaching of pupils and the interaction 
between teacher and pupil. 
Student services are those services which provide administrative, technical (such as guidance and 
health), and logistical support to facilitate and enhance instruction, and to a lesser degree, community 
services. 
Support services include the activities involved with assisting staff with the content and process of 
teaching to pupils as well as library services. 
Administration includes expenses associated with administrative and financial supervision of the 
District. 
Operation of plant activities involves maintaining school grounds, buildings and equipment in an 
effective working condition. 
Other includes services for transportation, food, communications, human resources and expenses for 
the District's self-insurance fund. 
Interest and other charges are transactions associated with the payment on debt of the District. 
Business-type activities are services provided to constituents of the District where all or most of the 
costs involved are recovered through services charged to the users of such services or from transfers 
from other funds. 
The dependence upon tax revenues is apparent. Over 92.4% of instruction activities are supported 
through taxes and other general revenues; for all governmental activities, general revenue support is 
84.0%. 
The District's Funds 
The District uses funds to control and manage money for particular purposes. A review of the funds 
provides some insight as to whether the District is being accountable for the resources taxpayers and 
others provide to it, and also provides insight into the District's overall financial health. In total, 
governmental funds had a fund balance of $28.1 million at June 30, 2019. This represents an overall 
decrease of $17 .6 million from the prior year primarily due the depletion of the escrow account in the 
Debt Service Fund. The Debt Service escrow account paid $19.7 million of debt during the fiscal 
year. 
Additionally, the General Fund maintained a steady balance, the Special Revenue Fund 
decreased by $3.0 million on planned expenditures and the Capital Projects Fund increased $5.3 
million primarily from the proceeds of the capital lease. The overall position of the District's funds 
remains financially strong and the District is able to meet all of its ongoing operational expenditures 
without having to resort to short-term financing activities. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Operating Funds (General and Special Revenue Funds Combined) - Budgeting Highlights 
In accordance with Chapter 67, RS Mo, the District adopts a budget for each fund. While the District 
uses its funding judiciously, there are a number of factors that affect the budget over which the District 
has little or no control. The District uses site-based budgeting which is designed to tightly control site 
budgets but provide flexibility for site management. During the year the District revises the budget to 
deal with unexpected changes in revenues and expenditures as additional information becomes 
available. Schedules showing the District's original and final budget amounts compared with actual 
amounts paid and received for the General and Special Revenue Funds are provided later in this report 
as required supplementary information. 
The District's financial strength is derived primarily from its strong local property values as over 
73.2% of the District's operating revenues are generated through local property taxes. Under Missouri 
Statutes, property tax rates fluctuate with changes in assessed values preventing windfall revenue 
increases during periods of growing property values. This mechanism also protects taxing entities 
during periods of falling property values and has minimized the impacts of recent property value 
declines. The 2018-2019 property tax revenues decreased by approximately $578 thousand or 1.34% 
less than the 2017-2018 totals primarily from a lower recoupment rate; current property taxes 
decreased by approximately $755 thousand and delinquent property taxes increased by approximately 
$177 thousand. The 2018 tax levy included a recoupment rate of 0.0468 for residential property and 
0.0057 for commercial property. Legislation allows the District to assess a recoupment rate when the 
assessed value of property is lowered through the appeal process after the tax rate has been set. The 
District revised the original current property tax budget after assessed valuation information was 
obtained from St. Louis County. Property tax revenues finished the year approximately $405 thousand 
below the original budget and approximately $3.1 million above the revised budget. 
For the year ended June 30, 2019, the General Fund budgetary basis actual expenditures were 
approximately $968 thousand less than final budgeted amounts. Expenditures were less in the area of 
Operation of Plant by approximately $428 thousand due to lower expenses in utilities and due to the 
timing of summer projects. Also, Instruction was less than budgeted by $264 thousand primarily as a 
result of lower expenditures for textbooks. 
The Special Revenue Fund budgetary basis actual expenditures reflect an overall positive variance of 
approximately $900 thousand from the final budget primarily in the function of Instruction. 
Expenditures were lower than budget in salaries and benefits partially due to the budgeting of certain 
extra-duty positions to be filled by certified personnel. However, these positions may be filled by 
either certified or non-certified personnel. A significant portion of these positions were filled by non-
certified personnel and therefore the expenditures occurred in the General Fund. Expenditures for 
insurance and substitute costs were also below budget. For the year ended June 30, 2019, the combined 
General and Special Revenue change in fund balances was approximately $1 . 7 million lower than the 
2018-2019 original budget and $5.2 million lower than the final budget. Missouri law prohibits a 
district from overspending the expenditure budget per fund. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Capital Assets and Debt Administration 
Capital Assets 
At June 3 0, 2019, the District had capital assets with a net book value of $103 million, which includes 
$46.8 million in accumulated depreciation. Table 4 shows a breakdown of capital assets, net of 
accumulated depreciation, at year end. 
Governmental 
activities 
Land 
$ 
714,536 
98,535,256 
3,338,288 
Buildings and improvements 
Furniture and equipment 
Table 4 
Capital Assets - Net 
June 30, 
2019 
Business-
type 
activities 
$ 
44,125 
$ 
Total 
714,536 
98,535,256 
3,382,413 
Governmental 
activities 
$ 
714,536 
100,977,864 
3,277,130 
2018 
Business-
type 
activities 
$ 
52,166 
Total 
$ 
714,536 
100,977,864 
3,329,296 
Total 
$ 102,588,080 
$ 44,125 
$ 102,632,205 
$ 104,969,530 
$ 52,166 
$ 105,021,696 
The total additions for the year were $1.4 million which consisted of approximately $3 73 thousand of 
building and improvements and $989 thousand in furniture and equipment purchases. 
In June, 2019, the District entered into an approximately $5.1 million capital lease for the purpose of 
renovation and improvements to Meramec Elementary and to fund capital contributions to the joint 
venture Clayton Recreation, Sports and Wellness Commission which is undergoing a $10 million 
renovation project. 
Debt Administration 
At June 30, 2019, the District had $69.1 million in general obligation bonds outstanding. Missouri 
statute allows school districts to incur debt up to an amount equal to 15% of the most current assessed 
valuation. The District's allowable debt level was approximately $106 million at June 30, 2019, far 
above the District's current level of debt. The District's Debt Service levy for 2018-2019 was $0.623 
on each $100 of assessed valuation. The Debt Service Fund balance at June 30, 2019 was $5.0 million 
and equal to nearly 84.32% of the fiscal year 2019 annual debt service expense. The District's bond 
rating is AAA with Standard and Poor' s. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Capital Assets and Debt Administration - continued 
Other long-term liabilities of the District include compensated absences and a capital leases for 
renovation and improvement projects. 
Additional information about debt is provided in Note E. 
Economic Factors and Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget 
As a community, the students, staff, parents and patrons of the School District of Clayton are united 
in our commitment to student learning. Our mission, vision and core values embody why we are here, 
what we want our students to become, and the principles that guide our work. The District's mission 
to inspire each student to love learning and embrace challenge within a rich and rigorous academic 
culture and the vision to develop leaders who shape the world through independence, creativity and 
critical thinking set the standard for the education we provide. 
The strategic planning process used the District's mission, vision and core values as a guide to develop 
strategic themes, objectives and initiatives. The 2019-2020 budget continues to focus on our strategic 
themes of Academic Excellence, Teacher and Administrator Excellence, Growth and Development of 
the Whole Child, and Resource Management. An effective learning organization continually takes 
time to evaluate progress and respond to it. While our District's strategic plan serves as a guide for 
where we are going, we also are purposeful about being reflective and making adjustments along the 
way. The District began working throughout the 2018-2019 school year to develop a new strategic 
plan, which will guide the District's work for the next three to five years. The first step in this process 
is starting with the end in mind: our students. We are working to develop a "Profile of a Graduate" 
that will prioritize the competencies we want for every Clayton graduate. We envision a plan that will 
influence our approach to learning and challenge the mental models of what our schools look like for 
our students. In the fall of 2018, we gathered input from the community through a platform called 
ThoughtExchange. The data collected from this input has been used as a launching point for 
developing our Profile of a Graduate. Once this work is finalized in the fall of 2019, a new strategic 
plan will be developed. 
On April 2, 2019, the Board of Education (Board) asked the community to vote on Proposition E, an 
operating levy increase of 56 cents per $100 of assessed valuation and an eight-cent waiver of 
Proposition C sales tax revenues. The voters approved the ballot measure with 64.2 percent of the 
votes. The net effect of both measures will provide the District with an additional 64 cents of operating 
revenue, or approximately $7 .3 million. 
The additional revenue will be used to maintain and 
strengthen the District's academic excellence and fiscal stability by eliminating the gap between 
revenues and expenses, addressing facility and maintenance needs and rebuilding reserves. The 
community's support of Proposition E will have a lasting impact on our schools and our students. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Economic Factors and Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget - continued 
Proposition E was placed on the ballot because the District was prudently spending down operating 
reserves of $175,217 in 2009-2010, $820,654 in 2010-2011 and $2.0 million in 2011-2012. During 
2012-2013 and 2013-2014, budget reductions of $935,900 and $1.2 million, respectively, were made 
both to ensure the District's resources were allocated to programs that support its mission, vision and 
core values as well as to secure the District's ability to continue to provide our students with a rich 
and rigorous educational experience. The reductions were made with the goal of continuing to align 
District resources with our priorities but also protect what matters most: our instructional core. An 
academically-challenging curriculum, our students' engagement in their learning, and teachers' 
knowledge and skills are the three interdependent components of this District. While we reduced our 
expenditures and made permanent changes to staffing and programs, we did it in a way that protected 
our instructional core and prioritized organizational and operational impacts in order to minimize the 
direct impact on our students and their learning. As a result of these reductions and the ability to 
recoup approximately $5.0 million of protested taxes over three years, operating surpluses of$560,973 
in 2012-2013, $1.6 million in 2013-2014, and $2.6 million in 2014-2015 were reported. During fiscal 
year 2015-2016 the District again began spending down reserves in the amount of$1.7 million due to 
the payback of over $2.0 million in protested taxes; and 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 continued the trend 
of spending down reserves with $2.4 million and $2.0 million respectively. The District continued to 
spend down reserves in 2018-2019 at approximately $4.0 million. However, due to the successful 
passing of Proposition E, for 2019-2020, the District is projected to have approximately a $2.9 million 
operating surplus and grow the fund balance to approximately 24% which is 6 percent above the 18 
percent fund balance goal. 
Beginning in 2015-2016, instructional and departmental operating budgets were prepared through a 
Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) approach. This approach is one of the key initiatives used to implement 
the Resource Management theme in the District's Strategic Plan. This approach helps ensure that the 
budget is developed to align with priorities for instructional practices and organizational needs. The 
ZBB approach is built on needs and priorities rather than on historical spending trends. The ZBB 
process is about creating accountability for what the District spends and transparency for the decisions 
for where the District spends. The 2019-2020 budget was prepared using a ZBB approach. 
Proposed 2019-2020 total expenditures including normal debt service payments and business-type 
activities total $64.6 million. Projected total revenues, inclusive of business-type and debt service, of 
$69 .1 million will result in a surplus $4.5 million and grow the overall fund balance to $22.3 million. 
Because many of the revenues and expenditures included in the total budget are restricted for specific 
purposes, the operating budget more clearly reflects the District's expected results of operations. 
The operating revenue budget is projected to increase by $12.0 million or 25.87 percent to a total of 
$58.6 million primarily because of the successful passing of Proposition E, new developments, and 
the recoupment of the payback of approximately $1.2 million of protested taxes from the prior year. 
Protested assessed values continue to remain a challenge for all of St. Louis County. Numerous 
protested tax appeals crowd the State Tax Commissions dockets resulting in continuous fluctuations 
in assessed valuation data and tax payments that cause significant fluctuations in revenue trends. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Economic Factors and Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget - continued 
Further, other revenue categories such as non-resident tuition, tuition from other local education 
agencies (LEA's), and VICC are projected to decrease due to an increase in resident enrollment 
resulting in less available space. Projected revenues are based upon the best information available at 
this time as well as historical trends. 
The operating expenditure budget is projected to increase by $1.8 million or 3.32 percent to a total of 
$55.6 million. 2018-2019 was the final year of a two-year salary agreement. Administration and 
teacher representatives began having salary discussions in March 2019. The Board approved a two-
year salary schedule at their May 8, 2019 meeting. A 1.0 percent budgetary increase for certified 
teaching staff has been included in the current projections. The average salary increase for a teacher 
is 2.45 percent due to staff turnover. Administrative salaries, classified salaries, part-time temporary 
employment and substitute budgets will be increased by 2 percent. In addition, the operating budget 
supports the maintenance of our facilities and grounds, recommended technology improvements, 
textbook, musical instrument and athletic uniform replacement, and curriculum implementation plans. 
Due to the successful passing of Proposition E, an additional $675,000 a year in funding for facility 
and maintenance needs will be budgeted. Total proposed maintenance Capital Improvement Plan 
(CIP) expenditures for 2019-2020 will include funding at the same level as 2018-2019 of $625,280 
with an additional $100,000 from Proposition E for a total allocation of $725,280. The remaining 
$575,000 of the additional $675,000 will be used to pay the annual financing payments improvements 
at the Center of Clayton. 
In addition, requests to expend funds from the sale of the Maryland Building will be presented during 
the 2019-2020 school year. These funds are not part of operating funds and are not reflected in the 
operating budget. The Board has committed these funds for capital projects and must approve each 
expenditure from these funds. The first request will be to hire an architect to perform a safety audit 
of our buildings. Facility staff are currently prioritizing other capital maintenance projects to bring 
forward for approval. 
The District continues to work to control costs and align resources with priorities while also looking 
at other strategies to achieve financial balance with minimal impact on students and classrooms. 
Operating revenues will exceed operating expenses increasing the operating fund balance by $2.9 
million. The District anticipates approximately $1.0 - $1.5 million of the budget to be unexpended 
each year. Including these anticipated unexpended budget funds, the operating fund balance is 
anticipated to increase approximately $4.4 million. 
The 2019-2020 year-end operating fund balances inclusive of business-type activities are projected at 
$16.3 million or 28.7 percent. However, $4.8 million has been formally committed by the Board for 
future capital expenditures. This leaves a net operating fund balance of $11.5 million or 20. 7 percent 
of budgeted operating expenditures which is slightly above the Board's fund balance goal of 18 
percent. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED 
. 
. 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Economic Factors and Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget - continued 
As part of the normal budgeting process, long-range projections are developed and continually 
updated. This process allows the District to determine how much of available resources can be used 
for ongoing projects, such as new programs or initiatives, versus one-time projects, such as facility 
repairs. Current long-range projections include new revenue from six developments where 
construction plans have been approved. 
• 
The Barton - 8400 Maryland A venue, Clayton 
• 
Central Park Townhomes-1107 East Linden Avenue, Richmond Heights 
• 
Centene II - Phase I - 7600, 7606, 7620 Forsyth Boulevard; 14 South Hanley Road, Clayton 
- 40% tax abated property 
• 
Centene University/Early Childhood Development Center- 7501 Maryland Avenue, Clayton 
• 
Allegro Senior Residential Community - 1055 Bellevue A venue, Richmond Heights 
• 
Clarendale of Clayton- 7651 & 7601 Clayton Road, Clayton 
Estimated new construction revenue from only these six developments has been included in 
projections. There are several other potential new developments that are currently in the conceptual 
phase and have either not been submitted to the City for review or are waiting on approval. Estimated 
revenue from these developments will be included in projections when approved. This conservative 
and prudent approach to planning by Boards of Education has been a historical trademark of the 
District. Long-range financial planning will continue to be relied upon, with administration prepared 
to react to unanticipated changes to planned revenue and expenses. 
Preparation of the 2019-2020 budget began in December 2018. It is our deep commitment to all 
students' education that drives our thoughtful conversations and guides our budgetary decisions. Input 
was sought from staff, administrators and instructional leaders throughout the District. Specific 
information from developing the budget was discussed with the Board as study items on April 24 and 
May 22, 2019. 
Contacting the School District's Financial Management 
This MD&A is intended to provide taxpayers and other constituents with an overview of the financial 
condition of the School District of Clayton. Questions concerning any of the information provided in 
this report or requests for additional financial information should be addressed to Mary Jo Gruber, 
Chief Financial Officer, at School District of Clayton, #2 Mark Twain Circle, Clayton, Missouri 
63105. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION 
June 30, 2019 
Governmental 
Business - type 
activities 
activities 
Total 
ASSETS 
Cash and investments 
$ 
23,637,068 
$ 
$ 
23,637,068 
Restricted cash and investments 
5,001,861 
5,001,861 
Receivables 
Property taxes, net of allowance for 
uncollectibles of $884,607 
58,149,769 
58,149,769 
Sales tax 
379,432 
379,432 
Grants 
133,368 
133,368 
Other 
867,870 
30,302 
898,172 
Inventories 
62,509 
62,509 
Prepaid expenses 
310,060 
310,060 
Capital assets not being depreciated: 
Land 
714,536 
714,536 
Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation: 
Buildings and improvements 
98,535,256 
98,535,256 
Furniture and equipment 
3,338,288 
44,125 
3,382,413 
Total assets 
191,130,017 
74,427 
191,204,444 
DEFERRED OUTFLOWS 
Deferred pension contributions 
15,286,338 
15,286,338 
OPEB deferrals 
183,918 
183,918 
Total deferred outflows 
15,470,256 
15,470,256 
LIABILITIES 
Accounts payable 
1,252,452 
39,508 
1,291,960 
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes 
140,293 
97,571 
237,864 
Unearned revenue 
173,392 
125,394 
298,786 
lnterfund loans 
232,171 
(232,171) 
Noncurrent liabilities 
Due within one year 
6,233,592 
6,233,592 
Due in more than one year 
72,124,880 
72,124,880 
Net pension liability 
44,867,812 
44,867,812 
Postemployment benefits other than pepsions liability 
5,765,488 
5,765,488 
Total liabilities 
130,790,080 
30,302 
130,820,382 
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES 
Deferred property taxes 
58,149,096 
58,149,096 
Pension deferrals 
2,277,940 
2,277,940 
OPEB deferrals 
118,377 
118,377 
Total deferred inflows of resources 
60,545,413 
60,545,413 
NET POSITION 
Net investment in capital assets 
30,674,271 
44,125 
30,718,396 
Restricted for: 
Debt service 
4,000,673 
4,000,673 
Capital projects 
5,737,284 
5,737,284 
Teachers' salaries and benefits 
5,247,538 
5,247,538 
Medical claims 
359,327 
359,327 
Umestricted 
(30,754,313) 
(30,754,313) 
Total net position 
$ 
15,264,780 
$ 
44,125 
$ 
15,308,905 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Net (expense) revenue 
Program revenues 
and changes in net eosition 
Charges 
Operating 
Business-
for 
grants and 
Governmental 
type 
Function/Program 
Exeenses 
services 
contributions 
activities 
activities 
Total 
Governmental activities 
Instruction 
$ 
30,370,087 
$ 
1,623,545 
$ 
688,311 
$ (28,058,231) 
$ 
$ (28,058,231) 
Attendance and guidance 
2,072,533 
(2,072,533) 
(2,072,533) 
Health services 
563,566 
(563,566) 
(563,566) 
Improvement of instruction and 
professional development 
1,021,785 
105,845 
(915,940) 
(915,940) 
Media services 
950,833 
(950,833) 
(950,833) 
Board of Education services 
204,008 
(204,008) 
(204,008) 
Executive administration 
2,840,202 
(2,840,202) 
(2,840,202) 
Building level administration 
2,726,093 
(2,726,093) 
(2,726,093) 
Operation of plant 
10,895,241 
860,183 
224,740 
(9,810,318) 
(9,810,318) 
Security services 
203,982 
(203,982) 
(203,982) 
Nonallowable transportation 
185,278 
5,417 
(179,861) 
(179,861) 
Food services 
1,184,498 
831,279 
259,103 
(94,116) 
(94,116) 
Business services 
931,787 
8,067 
(923,720) 
(923,720) 
Central office support services 
5,335,592 
4,706,948 
(628,644) 
(628,644) 
Adult/community programs 
1,201,406 
807,567 
213,333 
(180,506) 
(180,506) 
Interest and other charges 
3,907,058 
(3,907,058) 
(3,907,058) 
Total governmental activities 
64,593,949 
8,834,939 
1,499,399 
(54,259,611) 
(54,259,611) 
Business-type activities 
Other 
883,805 
1,099,031 
215,226 
215,226 
Total business-type activities 
883,805 
1,099,031 
215,226 
215,226 
Total school district 
$ 
65,477,754 
$ 
9,933,970 
$ 
1,499,399 
(54,259,611) 
215,226 
(54,044,385) 
General revenues 
Taxes 
Property taxes, levied for general purposes 
11,591,162 
11,591,162 
Property taxes, levied for debt services 
6,840,734 
6,840,734 
Property taxes, levied for capital projects 
1,208,036 
1,208,036 
Property taxes, levied for teachers' salaries and benefits 
22,803,908 
22,803,908 
Other taxes 
4,303,196 
4,303,196 
Voluntary student transfer aid 
1,568,157 
1,568,157 
Federal and State aid not restricted to specific purposes 
General 
2,352,559 
2,352,559 
Interest and investment earnings 
1,629,988 
1,629,988 
Miscellaneous 
187,602 
187,602 
Total general revenues 
52,485,342 
52,485,342 
Revenues over (under) expenses 
before transfers 
(1,774,269) 
215,226 
(1,559,043) 
Transfers 
223;267 
(223,267) 
Change in net position 
(1,551,002) 
(8,041) 
(1,559,043) 
Net position at July I, 2018 
16,815,782 
52,166 
16,867,948 
Net position at June 30, 2019 
$ 15,264,780 
$ 
44,125 
$ 15,308,905 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
BALANCE SHEET-GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 
June 30, 2019 
Special 
Debt 
Capital 
Total 
General 
Revenue 
Service 
Projects 
Governmental 
Fund 
Fund 
Fund 
Fund 
Funds 
ASSETS 
Cash and investments 
$ 
5,147,502 
$ 
7,348,899 
$ 
4,979,156 
$ 
5,457,466 
$ 
22,933,023 
Restricted cash and investments 
5,001,861 
5,001,861 
Receivables 
Property truces, net of allowance for 
uncollectibles of $884,607 
16,455,426 
32,349,933 
8,051,959 
1,292,451 
58,149,769 
Sales truces 
237,145 
142,287 
379,432 
Grants 
18,282 
115,086 
133,368 
Other 
236,594 
4,528 
626,748 
867,870 
Inventories 
62,509 
62,509 
Prepaid expenditures 
310,060 
310,060 
Total assets 
$ 22,467,518 
$ 39,960,733 
$ 13,031,115 
$ 12,378,526 
$ 
87,837,892 
LIABILITIES, DEFERRED INFLOWS OF 
RESOURCES AND FUND BALANCES 
LIABILITIES 
Accounts payable 
$ 
653,159 
$ 
$ 
$ 
254,575 
$ 
907,734 
Due to other funds 
261,186 
261,186 
Accrued payroll and payroll truces 
31,230 
109,063 
140,293 
Unearned revenue 
137,657 
6,500 
29,235 
173,392 
Total liabilities 
1,083,232 
115,563 
283,810 
1,482,605 
DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES 
Deferred property truces 
16,443,020 
32,325,519 
8,044,636 
1,291,158 
58,104,333 
Deferred grants 
26,471 
105,022 
131,493 
Deferred other 
4,278 
4,278 
Total deferred inflows of resources 
16,473,769 
32,430,541 
8,044,636 
1,291,158 
58,240,104 
FUND BALANCES 
Nonspendable 
Inventories 
62,509 
62,509 
Prepaid expenditures 
310,060 
310,060 
Restricted 
Grants 
18,282 
115,086 
133,368 
Teachers salaries and benefits 
7,299,543 
7,299,543 
Debt service 
4,986,479 
4,986,479 
Committed 
Capital reserve 
4,693,732 
4,693,732 
Assigned 
Other capital projects 
6,109,826 
6,109,826 
Student activities 
587,987 
587,987 
Unassigned 
3,931,679 
3,931,679 
Total fund balances 
4,910,517 
7,414,629 
4,986,479 
10,803,558 
28,115,183 
Total liabilities, deferred inflows 
of resources and fund balances 
$ 22,467,518 
$ 39,960,733 
$ 13,031,115 
$ 12,378,526 
$ 
87,837,892 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS BALANCE 
SHEET WITH THE DISTRICT-WIDE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION 
June 30, 2019 
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position are different because: 
Total fund balance - governmental funds 
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial 
resources and therefore are not reported as assets in the 
governmental funds. 
The cost of capital assets is 
Accumulated depreciation is 
Certain property taxes, grants and other receivables will be 
collected this year, but are not available soon enough to pay 
for the current period's expenditures, and therefore are 
deferred in the funds. 
An internal service fund is used by management to charge the 
costs of insurance to individual funds. The assets and 
liabilities of the internal service fund are included in 
governmental activities in the statements of net position. 
Deferred outflows of resources are not due and payable in the 
current period and therefore are not reported in the funds 
Deferred pension contributions 
OPEB deferrals 
Deferred inflows of resources related to pension deferrals are not 
reported in governmental funds 
Deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB deferrals are not 
reported in governmental funds 
Long-term liabilities, including bonds payable, are not due 
and not payable in the current period and therefore are not 
reported as liabilities in the funds. Long-term liabilities at 
year end consist of: 
Bonds payable 
Capital leases 
Accrued interest on the bonds 
Compensated absences 
Net pension liability 
Postemployment benefits other than pensions liability 
Net position of governmental activities 
149,318,862 
(46,730,782) 
15,286,338 
183,918 
71,942,824 
5,065,000 
978,592 
372,056 
44,867,812 
5,765,488 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. 
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$ 28,115,183 
102,588,080 
120,023 
359,327 
15,470,256 
(2,277,940) 
(118,377) 
(128,991,772) 
$ 15,264,780 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND 
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Special 
Debt 
Capital 
Total 
General 
Revenue 
Service 
Projects 
Governmental 
Fund 
Fund 
Fund 
Fund 
Funds 
Revenues 
Local 
$ 17,294,981 
$ 26,911,952 
$ 
7,312,664 
$ 
1,650,399 
$ 
53,169,996 
County 
112,759 
242,944 
151,287 
18,835 
525,825 
State 
244,496 
1,498,308 
1,742,804 
Federal 
316,041 
183,242 
1,136,299 
1,635,582 
Other 
5,417 
351,630 
93,598 
450,645 
Total revenues 
17,973,694 
29,188,076 
8,600,250 
1,762,832 
57,524,852 
Expenditures 
Instruction 
2,759,538 
26,868,880 
665,281 
30,293,699 
Attendance and guidance 
712,672 
1,310,617 
2,023,289 
Health services 
437,221 
126,345 
563,566 
Improvement of instruction and 
professional development 
420,831 
600,954 
1,021,785 
Media services 
344,194 
606,639 
2,618 
953,451 
Board of Education services 
203,563 
203,563 
Executive administration 
1,408,521 
1,123,656 
283,320 
2,815,497 
Building level administration 
1,086,820 
1,536,469 
2,623,289 
Operation of plant 
7,152,373 
401,749 
7,554,122 
Security services 
203,979 
48,676 
252,655 
Nonallowable transportation 
185,253 
185,253 
Food services 
1,184,498 
11,990 
1,196,488 
Business services 
939,330 
939,330 
Central office support services 
448,930 
1,098 
450,028 
Adult/community programs 
1,199,620 
3,511 
1,203,131 
Debt service: 
Principal retirements 
23,750,000 
7,122 
23,757,122 
Interest and other charges 
4,331 ,872 
63,149 
4,395,021 
Total expenditures 
18,687,343 
32,177,071 
28,081,872 
1,485,003 
80,431,289 
Revenues over (under) expenditures 
(713,649) 
(2,988,995) 
(19,481,622) 
277,829 
(22,906,437) 
Other financing sources (uses) 
Proceeds from capital lease 
5,065,000 
5,065,000 
Transfers 
258,936 
{33,1562 
{2,5132 
223,267 
258,936 
{33,1562 
5,062,487 
5,288,267 
NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES 
(454,713) 
(3,022,151) 
(19,481,622) 
5,340,316 
(17,618,170) 
Fund balances at July 1, 2018 
5,365,230 
10,436,780 
24,468,101 
5,463,242 
45,733,353 
Fund balances at June 30, 2019 
$ 
4,910,517 
$ 
7,414,629 
$ 
4,986,479 
$ 10,803,558 
$ 
28,115,183 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
RECONCILIATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS STATEMENT 
OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES 
WITH THE DISTRICT-WIDE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Total net change in fund balances - governmental funds 
Capital outlay to purchase or build capital assets are reported in governmental funds as expenditures. 
However, for governmental activities those costs are shown in the Statement of Net Position and 
allocated over their estimated useful lives as annual depreciation expenses in the Statement of 
Activities. This is the amount by which capital outlay exceeds depreciation expense for the period. 
Depreciation expense 
Capital outlay 
Because some property taxes, grants and other inflows of resources will not be collected for several months 
after the District's fiscal year end, they are not considered as "available" revenues in the governmental 
funds, and are instead reported as deferred inflows of resources. They are, however, reported as 
revenues in the Statement of Activities. 
In the Statement of Activities, the loss or gain on the sale or disposal of capital assets is recognized. 
The fund financial statements recognize only the proceeds from the assets. 
Loss on disposal of capital assets 
In the Statement of Activities, certain operating expenses such as compensated absences (vacations) 
are measured by the amounts earned during the year. In the governmental funds, however, 
expenditures for these items are measured by the amount of financial resources used ( essentially, the 
amounts actually paid). 
The governmental funds report debt ( e.g. bond) proceeds as an other financing source, while repayment of 
debt principal is reported as an expenditure. Also governmental funds report the effect of premiums 
when debt is first issued, whereas these amounts are deferred and amortized in the Statement of 
Activities. The net effect of these differences in the treatment of debt and related items are as follows: 
Proceeds of capital lease 
Repayment of bond principal 
Amortization of bond premium 
Capital lease principal 
Interest on long-term debt in the Statement of Activities differs from the amount reported in the 
governmental funds because interest is recorded as an expenditure in the funds when it is due, and 
thus requires the use of current financial resources. In the Statement of Activities, however, interest 
expense is recognized as the interest accrues, regardless of when it is due. 
The internal service fund used by management to charge the costs of the insurance to individual funds is 
not reported in the Statement of Activities. Governmental fund expenditures and the related internal 
service fund revenues are eliminated. The net revenue (expense) of the internal service fund is 
included in the governmental activities. 
The fund financial statements do not recognize the liability related to postemployment benefits other than 
pensions. The increase in this liability is recognized in the Statement of Activities. 
The fund financial statements do not recognize the pension liability. The increase is recognized 
in the Statement of Activities. 
Change in net position of governmental activities 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. 
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3,683,076 
(1,362,487) 
(5,065,000) 
23,750,000 
761,290 
7,122 
$ 
$ 
(17,618,170) 
(2,320,589) 
(112,551) 
(60,861) 
(34,879) 
19,453,412 
487,963 
(176,353) 
(127,239) 
(1,041,735) 
(1,551,002) 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
STATEMENT OF NET POSITION - PROPRIETARY FUNDS 
June 30, 2019 
Business-
type 
Governmental 
activities -
activities -
Enterprise 
Internal 
fund 
service fund 
Total 
ASSETS 
Current assets 
Cash 
$ 
$ 
704,045 
$ 
704,045 
Other receivables 
30,302 
30,302 
Noncurrent assets 
Due from other funds 
232,171 
232,171 
Furniture and equipment, net 
44,125 
44,125 
Total assets 
306,598 
704,045 
1,010,643 
LIABILITIES 
Current liabilities 
Accounts payable 
39,508 
344,718 
384,226 
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes 
97,571 
97,571 
Unearned revenue 
125,394 
125,394 
Total current liabilities 
262,473 
344,718 
607,191 
NET POSITION 
Net investment in capital assets 
44,125 
44,125 
Unrestricted 
359,327 
359,327 
Total net position 
$ 
44,125 
$ 
359,327 
$ 
403,452 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND 
CHANGES IN NET POSITION - PROPRIETARY FUNDS 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Business-
type 
Governmental 
activities -
activities -
Enterprise 
Internal 
fund 
service fund 
Total 
Operating revenues 
Contributions 
$ 
$ 
4,697,683 
$ 4,697,683 
Rents 
107,023 
107,023 
Tuition and fees 
992,008 
992,008 
Other 
9,264 
9,264 
Total operating revenues 
1,099,031 
4,706,947 
5,805,978 
Operating expenses 
Salaries 
594,110 
594,110 
Benefits 
109,375 
109,375 
Purchased services 
121,145 
-
121,145 
Supplies 
51,135 
51,135 
Claims expense and fees 
4,883,300 
4,883,300 
Depreciation 
8,040 
8,040 
Total operating expenses 
883,805 
4,883,300 
5,767,105 
Operating income (loss) 
215,226 
(176,353) 
38,873 
Other 
Transfers to governmental activities 
(223,267) 
(223,267) 
CHANGES IN NET POSITION 
(8,041) 
(176,353) 
(184,394) 
Net position at July 1, 2018 
52,166 
535,680 
587,846 
Net position at June 30, 2019 
$ 
44,125 
$ 
359,327 
$ 
403,452 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS- PROPRIETARY FUNDS 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Business-
type 
Governmental 
activities -
activities -
Enterprise 
Internal 
fund 
service fund 
Total 
Cash flows from operating activities 
Cash received from employee/employer contributions 
$ 
$ 
4,706,947 
$ 
4,706,947 
Cash received from user charges 
1,069,082 
1,069,082 
Cash payments to employees for services 
(697,872) 
(697,872) 
Cash payments for supplies and services 
{183,233) 
{4,835,134) 
{5,018,367) 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 
187,977 
(128,187) 
59,790 
Cash flows from noncapital financing activities 
Operating subsidies and transfers to other funds 
{187,977) 
{187,977) 
NET DECREASE IN CASH 
(128,187) 
(128,187) 
Cash at July 1, 2018 
832,232 
832,232 
Cash at June 30, 2019 
$ 
$ 
704,045 
$ 
704,045 
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) to net 
cash provided by (used in) operating activities 
Operating income (loss) 
$ 
215,228 
$ 
(176,353) 
$ 
38,875 
Adjustments to reconcile operating income (loss) to 
net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 
Depreciation 
8,040 
8,040 
Increase in accounts receivable 
(22,022) 
(22,022) 
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 
(10,955) 
48,166 
37,211 
Increase in accrued payroll and payroll taxes 
5,613 
5,613 
Decrease in deferred revenues 
{7,927) 
{7,927) 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 
$ 
187,977 
$ 
{128,187) 
$ 
59,790 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
The School District of Clayton (the District), established under the Statutes of the State of Missouri, 
is governed by an elected seven-member board as described in RSMo Chapter 162. The Board of 
Education is the basic level of government that has financial accountability and control over all 
activities related to public school education in the District. 
The District's financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles (GAAP). The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is responsible for 
establishing GAAP for state and local governments through its pronouncements (Statements and 
Interpretations). The more significant accounting policies used by the District are as follows.-
I. Principles Determining the Scope of Reporting Entity 
Generally accepted accounting principles require that the financial reporting entity is to include (1) 
the primary government, (2) organizations for which the primary government is financially 
accountable and, (3) other organizations for which the nature and significance of their relationship 
with the primary government are such that exclusion would cause the reporting entity's financial 
statements to be misleading or incomplete. The criteria provided in the applicable GASB statements 
have been considered and there are no other agencies or entities, which should be presented with the 
District. 
2. Basis of Presentation 
District-Wide Financial Statements 
The Statement of Net Position and Statement of Activities display information about the reporting 
government as a whole. They include all funds of the reporting entity. The statements distinguish 
between governmental and business-type activities. Governmental activities generally are financed 
through taxes, intergovernmental revenues, and other non-exchange revenues. 
Business-type 
activities are financed in whole or in part by fees charged to external parties for goods or services. 
The Statement of Activities presents a comparison between direct expenses and program revenues for 
business-type activities and for each function of the District's governmental activities. Direct 
expenses are those that are specifically associated with and are clearly identifiable to a particular 
function. The District does not allocate indirect costs. Program revenues include charges paid by the 
recipients of goods and services offered by the programs and grants and contributions that are 
restricted to meeting the operational or capital requirements of a particular program. Revenues not 
classified as program revenues, including all taxes, are presented as general revenues. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued 
2. Basis of Presentation - Continued 
Fund Financial Statements 
Fund financial statements of the reporting entity are organized into funds, each of which is considered 
to be separate accounting entities. Each fund is accounted for by providing a separate set of self-
balancing 
accounts 
that 
constitute 
its 
assets, 
liabilities, 
fund 
equity, 
revenues 
and 
expenditures/expenses. The emphasis is placed on major funds. Each major fund is presented in a 
separate column while non-major funds are aggregated and presented in a single column. 
The major funds of the financial reporting entity are described below: 
Governmental Funds 
General Fund 
The General Fund is the primary operating fund of the District and is used to account for all 
financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund. 
Special Revenue Fund 
The Special Revenue Fund is used to account for specific revenue sources that are restricted, 
committed or assigned for the payment of salaries and certain employee benefits for certified 
personnel. 
Debt Service Fund 
The Debt Service Fund is used to account for the accumulation of resources that are restricted, 
committed or assigned for the periodic payment of principal, interest and fiscal charges on 
general long-term debt. 
Capital Projects Fund 
The Capital Projects Fund is used to account for resources that are restricted, committed or 
assigned for the acquisition or construction of major capital assets. 
Proprietary Funds 
Enterprise Fund 
Enterprise funds are used to account for business-like activities financed primarily by user 
charges. The measurement of financial activity focuses on net income similar to the private sector. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued 
2. Basis of Presentation - Continued 
Internal Service Fund 
The internal service fund accounts for the activities of the District's medical self-insurance fund. 
This includes the collection of premiums from employees and the payment of claims, direct 
insurance payments and administrative fees. A liability for estimated claims incurred is recorded 
in this fund. 
3. Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting 
Measurement focus is a term used to describe which transactions are recorded within the various 
financial statements. Basis of accounting refers to when transactions are recorded regardless of the 
measurement focus applied. 
Measurement Focus 
The district-wide financial statements are prepared using the economic resources measurement 
focus, as are the proprietary fund financial statements. 
The accounting objectives of this 
measurement focus are the determination of changes in net position, net position, and cash flows. 
All assets and liabilities, whether current or noncurrent, are reported. 
The governmental fund financial statements are prepared using the current financial resources 
measurement focus. Only current financial assets and liabilities are generally included in the 
balance sheets. The operating statements present sources and uses of available spendable financial 
resources during a given period. These funds use fund balance as their measure of available 
spendable financial resources at the end of the period. 
Basis of Accounting 
Basis of accounting refers to when revenues and expenditures are recognized in the accounts and 
reported in the financial statements. Basis of accounting relates to the timing of the measurements 
made, regardless of the measurement focus applied. 
The district-wide financial statements are prepared using the economic resources measurement 
focus and accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary fund financial statements. Under the 
accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized when earned and expenses are recognized 
when the liability is incurred or economic assets used. Revenues, expenses, gains, losses, assets, 
and liabilities resulting from exchange and exchange-like transactions are recognized when the 
exchange takes place. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued 
3. Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting - Continued 
The governmental fund financial statements are prepared using the current financial resources 
measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under the modified accrual basis 
of accounting, revenues are recognized when measurable and available. Measurable means 
knowing or being able to reasonably estimate the amount. Available means collectible within the 
current period or within sixty days after year end. Property and sales taxes, interest, and certain 
grants are susceptible to accrual. Miscellaneous revenue items, which are not susceptible to 
accrual, are recognized as revenues only as they are received in cash. Expenditures, including 
capital outlay, are recorded when the related fund liability is incurred, except for principal and 
interest on general obligation long-term debt which are reported when due. 
4. Cash and Investments 
Cash resources from all funds, except the Debt Service Fund, are combined to form a pool of cash 
and temporary investments. Earnings from investments are allocated to each fund on the basis of the 
applicable cash balance participation by each fund. A separate account is maintained for the Debt 
Service Fund. Interest is deposited directly into this account. 
5. Restricted Cash and Investments 
Restricted cash and investments represent amounts whose use is limited by legal requirements and 
consist of amounts escrowed for future capital improvements. 
6. Interfund Receivables and Payables 
During the course of operations, numerous transactions occur between individual funds that may 
result in amounts owed between funds. Those related to goods and services type transactions are 
classified as "due to and from other funds." Interfund receivables and payables between funds within 
governmental activities are eliminated in the Statement of Net Position. 
7. Receivables . 
Major receivables for the governmental activities include property and sales taxes, and state and 
federal grants. Business-type activities and proprietary funds report user charges as their major 
receivables. Allowances for uncollectible property taxes are based upon historical trends. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued 
8. Inventories 
Inventory of supplies is stated at cost, on the first-in, first-out basis. The costs of inventory items are 
recorded as expenditures when issued to requisitioning departments. Reported inventories at year end 
are offset by a nonspendable fund balance account since they do not represent expendable financial 
resources. 
9. Prepaid Items 
Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are reported as 
prepaid items using the consumption method. Reported prepaid items at year end are offset by a 
nonspendable fund balance account since they do not represent expendable financial resources. 
10. Capital Assets and Depreciation 
In the district-wide financial statements, capital assets purchased or acquired with an original cost of 
$1,000 or more are reported at historical cost or estimated historical cost if actual cost is unavailable. 
Contributed assets are reported at their fair market value as of the date received. Additions, 
improvements, and other capital outlays that significantly extend the useful life of an asset are 
capitalized. Other costs incurred for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Depreciation 
on assets is provided on the straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives: 
Buildings and improvements 
Furniture and equipment 
50 years 
5-20 years 
In the fund financial statements, capital assets used in governmental fund operations are accounted 
for as capital outlay expenditures of the governmental fund upon acquisition. Capital assets used in 
proprietary fund operations are accounted for the same as in the district-wide financial statements. 
11. Deferred Outflows of Resources 
The District reports decreases in net position that relate to future periods as deferred outflows of 
resources in a separate section of its government-wide and proprietary funds statements of net 
position. Deferred outflows of resources reported in this year's financial statements are deferred 
outflow of resources related to the District's defined benefit pension plans as further disclosed in Note 
G and deferred outflow of resources related to OPEB as further discussed in Note I. No deferred 
outflows of resources affect the governmental funds financial statements in the current year. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued 
12. Compensated Absences 
The District's policies regarding vacation time permit employees to accumulate earned but unused 
vacation leave. 
The liability for these compensated absences is recorded in the district-wide 
statements. In the fund financial statements, governmental funds report only the compensated 
absence liability from expendable available financial resources, while the proprietary funds report the 
liability as it is incurred. 
13. Long-Term Liabilities 
All long-term liabilities to be repaid from governmental and business-type activities are reported as 
liabilities in the district-wide financial statements. Long-term liabilities primarily consist of bonds, 
capital leases, pension liabilities, accrued compensated absences, and other post-employment benefit 
obligations. 
Long-term liabilities are not due and are not payable in the current period and therefore are not 
reported as liabilities in the governmental fund financial statements. 
14. Deferred Inflows of Resources 
The District's statement of net position and its governmental fund balance sheet report a separate 
section for deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element reflects an 
increase in net position that applies to a future period(s). Deferred inflows ofresources are reported 
in the District's Statement of Net Position for actual pension plan investment earnings in excess of the 
expected amounts included in determining pension expense. This deferred inflow of resources is 
attributed to pension expense over multiple years, including the current year. The District also reports 
deferred inflows in the statement of net position for property taxes that there is an enforceable legal 
claim attached to that there has not been a tax levy set yet. Lastly, the District reports a deferred 
inflow related to OPEB for changes in assumptions to the Plan. 
In its governmental funds, the only deferred inflow of resources is for revenues that are not considered 
available. The District will not recognize the related revenues until they are available ( collected not 
later than 60 days after the end of the District's fiscal year) under the modified accrual basis of 
accounting. Accordingly, unavailable revenues from property taxes, grants and other are reported in 
the governmental funds balance sheet. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued 
15. Equity Classifications 
In the district-wide financial statements, equity is classified as net position and displayed in three 
components. Net investment in capital assets consist of capital assets including restricted capital 
assets, net of accumulated depreciation and reduced by the outstanding balances of any bonds, 
mortgages, notes, or other borrowings that are attributable to the acquisition, construction, or 
improvement of those net assets. Net position is reported as restricted when there are constraints 
imposed on their use either through enabling legislation adopted by the District or through external 
restrictions imposed by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments. 
The remaining net position that does not meet the definition of restricted or net investment in capital 
assets is reported as unrestricted. The District first utilizes restricted resources to finance qualifying 
activities. 
In the fund financial statements, governmental fund equity is classified as fund balance. 
Governmental funds report the following classifications of fund balance: 
Nonspendable - consists of funds that cannot be spent due to their form (e.g., inventories and 
prepaid expenditures) or funds that legally or contractually must be maintained intact. 
Restricted - consists of funds that are mandated for a specific purpose by external parties, 
constitutional provisions or enabling legislation. 
Committed - consists of funds that are set aside for a specific purpose by the District's highest 
level of decision making authority, the Board of Education. The fund balance policy requires 
formal resolution to be taken prior to the end of the fiscal year. The same formal action must be 
taken to remove or change the limitations placed on the funds. 
Assigned - consists of funds that are set aside with the intent to be used for a specific purpose. 
Under the District's adopted policy, amounts may be assigned by the Chief Financial Officer. 
Unassigned - includes amounts that have not been assigned to other funds or restricted, committed 
or assigned to a specific purpose within the General Fund. In other governmental funds, if 
expenditures incurred for specific purposes exceed the amounts restricted, committed or assigned 
to those purposes, a negative unassigned fund balance may be reported. 
When an expenditure is incurred for purposes for which both restricted and unrestricted fund balance 
is available, the District considers restricted funds to have been spent first unless legal requirements 
disallow it. When an expenditure is incurred for which committed, assigned, or unassigned fund 
balances are available, the District considers amounts to have been spent first out of committed funds, 
then assigned funds, and finally unassigned funds as needed, unless the Board has provided otherwise 
in its commitment or assignment actions. 
The details of the fund balances are included in the Governmental Funds balance sheet. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued 
15. Equity Classifications - Continued 
Proprietary funds equity is classified the same as in the district-wide financial statements. 
16. Revenue 
Property truces attach as an enforceable lien on property as of January 1. Taxes are levied annually 
by November 1 and are due by December 31. In the district-wide financial statements, property true 
revenues are recognized in the fiscal year levied. In the fund financial statements, property truces are 
recognized in the fiscal year levied when they become measurable and available. Available includes 
those property tax receivables expected to be collected within 60 days of year end. Revenues not 
collected within 60 days of year end are reported as deferred inflows of resources. 
Sales tax is collected by the State of Missouri and remitted to districts within the state based on eligible 
pupils. The State receives the sales true approximately one month after collection by vendors. Sales 
taxes collected by the State in June and July, which represent sales for May and June, and received 
by the District in July and August have been accrued and reported as sales true receivable. 
Entitlements and grants are recognized as revenue in the fiscal year in which all eligibility 
requirements have been satisfied. Grant and entitlements received before eligibility requirements are 
met are reported as unearned revenue. In the fund financial statements, entitlement and grant revenues 
not collected within 60 days of year end are reported as deferred inflows of resources. 
Operating revenues and expenses for proprietary funds are those that result from providing services 
and producing and delivering goods and services. It also includes all revenue and expenses not related 
to capital and related financing, noncapital financing, and investing activities. 
17. Post-Employment Benefits 
COBRA Benefits - Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), the 
District provides healthcare benefits to eligible former employees and eligible dependents that elect 
to participate. Certain requirements are outlined by the federal government for this coverage. The 
premium is paid in full by the insured on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month for the actual 
month covered. This program is offered for a duration of eighteen months after the termination date. 
The District prepares the initial COBRA enrollment forms and the former employee makes the 
premium payments directly to the District. There is no associated cost to the District under this 
program. 
In accordance with Chapter 169, RS Mo, the District offers continued healthcare benefits to employees 
who are eligible for normal or early retirement under PSRS or PEERS. The retiree or eligible 
dependent pays the premium directly to the District. The District currently pays for the implicit rate 
subsidy associated with these postemployment health care benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued 
18. Use of Estimates 
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions 
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and 
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses 
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 
NOTE B - CASH AND INVESTMENTS 
The District maintains a cash and temporary cash investment pool that is available for use by all 
funds except the Debt Service Fund (State law requires that all deposits of the Debt Service Fund be 
kept separate and apart from all other funds of the District). Each fund's portion of this pool is 
displayed on the balance sheet as "cash and investments" under each fund's caption. 
Deposits 
Missouri statutes require that all deposits with financial institutions be collateralized in an amount at 
least equal to uninsured deposits. At June 3 0, 2019, the carrying amount of the deposits under District 
control was $5,118,388 and the bank balance was $5,452,622. Of the bank balance, $250,000 was 
covered by federal depository insurance and the remaining amount was collateralized by securities 
held by the District's safekeeping agent, pledged in the name of the District. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE B - CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Continued 
Investments 
The District may purchase any investments allowed by the State Treasurer. These include but are not 
limited to (1) obligations of the United States Government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, 
maturing and becoming payable not more than three years from the date of purchase, or (2) repurchase 
agreements maturing and becoming payable within 90 days secured by U.S. Treasury obligations or 
obligations of U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities of any maturity, as provided by law, or 
(3) other short-term obligations of the United States and deposit accounts with insured financial 
institutions, provided the accounts are entirely insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
(FDIC) or collateralized with government securities that have a fair value exceeding the deposit 
amount. As of June 30, 2019, the District had the following investments and maturities: 
Type 
External investment pools 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Government Funds 
Value 
$ 18,518,481 
5,001,861 
$ 23,520,342 
Investment Maturity 
0 to 1 year 
$ 
$ 
18,518,481 
5,001,861 
23,520,342 
The District has investments managed by the Missouri Securities Investment Program. All funds in 
this program are invested in accordance with Section 165.061 RSMo. Each school district owns a 
pro rata share of each investment, which is held in the name of the Fund. The investments are stated 
at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, except for the term investments, which are stated at 
net asset value. The net asset value of the term investments was $3,280,000 at June 30, 2019. 
In June, 2019, the District entered into a lease purchase agreement with Commerce Trust Company. 
The funds received are invested with Commerce Trust Company in the Goldman Sachs Financial 
Square Government Fund, which primarily consists of U.S. Treasury obligations, U.S. government 
securities, and related repurchase agreements. The investments are stated at amortized cost, which 
approximates fair value. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE B - CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Continued 
Interest Rate Risk 
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in market interest rates will adversely affect the fair value 
of an investment. Generally, the longer the maturity of an investment the greater the sensitivity of 
its fair value to changes in market interest rates. The District's investment policy does not limit 
investment maturities as a means of managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from 
increasing interest rates. However, one of the ways the District manages its exposure to interest 
rate risk is by purchasing a combination of short term and long term investments and by timing 
cash flows from maturities so a portion of the portfolio is maturing or coming close to maturity 
evenly over time as necessary to provide the cash flow and liquidity needed for operations. 
Credit Risk 
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or other counterparty to an investment will not fulfillits obligation 
to the holder of the investment. State law limits investments that can be held by government agencies 
to safe, high quality securities. This is measured by the assignment of a rating by a nationally 
recognized statistical rating organization. 
The District's regular investments in Missouri Securities Investment Program are rated AAAm by 
Standard and Poor's and the term investments are rated AAAf by Fitch Ratings. The District's 
investments held in escrow by Commerce Trust Company are rated AAAm2 by Standard and Poor's. 
Concentration of Credit Risk 
The investment policy of the District contains no limitations on the amount that can be invested in 
any one issuer beyond what is provided by law. The District did not have any investments ( excluding 
investments issued or explicitly guaranteed by the U.S. Government, external investment pools or 
investments in mutual funds) in any one issuer representing 5% or more of total investments. 
Custodial Credit Risk 
For an investment, custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of the failure of the counterparty, 
the District will not be able to recover its deposits, the value of its investments, or be able to recover 
collateral securities that are in the possession of an outside party. The District does not have a formal 
policy regarding the custody of its investments. All investment activities are conducted through the 
depository bank and the District's financial advisor. As of June 30, 2019, the District's investments 
were held by the investment's counterparty. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE B - CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Continued 
Summary 
The cash deposits and investments are summarized and presented in the financial statements as 
follows as of June 30, 2019: 
Cashon hand 
Carrying amount of deposits 
Investments 
NOTE C -TAXES 
$ 
199 
5,118,388 
23,520,342 
$ 28,638,929 
Property taxes attach as an enforceable lien on property as of January 1. Taxes are levied by 
November 1 and payable by December 31. All unpaid taxes become delinquent January 1 of the 
following year. The county collects the property taxes and remits them to the District. 
The District also receives sales tax collected by the state and remitted based on eligible pupils. The 
District is required to reduce its property tax levy by one-half the amount of sales tax estimated to be 
received in the subsequent calendar year. 
The assessed valuation of the tangible taxable property for the calendar year 2018 for purposes of 
local taxation was: 
Real estate: 
Residential 
Commercial 
Personal property 
Less tax increment financing 
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$ 
590,409,240 
459,084,570 
96,561,950 
1,146,055,760 
9,815,380 
$ 1,136,240,380 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE C - TAXES - Continued 
The tax levy per $100 of the assessed valuation of tangible taxable property for the calendar year 2018 
for purposes of local taxation was as follows: 
Unadjusted 
Adjusted 
General Fund 
$ 
1.1469 
$ 
1.0555 
Special Revenue Fund 
2.0770 
2.0770 
Debt Service Fund 
0.6230 
0.6230 
Capital Projects Fund 
0.1100 
0.1100 
$ 
3.9569 
$ 
3.8655 
The receipts of current property taxes during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 aggregated 
approximately 96.8% of the 2018 assessment computed on the basis of the levy as shown above. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTED - CAPITAL ASSETS 
Capital asset activity for the year ended June 30, 2019, was as follows: 
Balance at 
June 30, 2018 
Additions 
Governmental activities 
Capital assets not being depreciated 
Land 
$ 
714,536 
$ 
Capital assets that are depreciated 
Buildings and improvements 
129,425,239 
373,266 
Furniture and equipment 
19,072,378 
989,221 
Totals at historical cost 
149,212,153 
1,362,487 
Less accumulated depreciation 
Buildings and improvements 
(28,447,375) 
(2,815,874) 
Furniture and equipment 
(15,795,248) 
(867,202) 
Total accumulated depreciation 
(44,242,623) 
(3,683,076) 
$ 104,969,530 
$ 
(2,320,589) 
Business-type activities 
Capital assets that are depreciated 
Furniture and equipment 
$ 
113,578 
$ 
Less accumulated depreciation 
Furniture and equipment 
(61,413) 
(8,040) 
$ 
52,165 
$ 
(8,040) 
Balance at 
Disposals 
June 30, 2019 
$ 
$ 
714,536 
129,798,505 
(1,255,778) 
18,805,821 
(1,255,778) 
149,318,862 
(31,263,249) 
1,194,917 
(15,467,533) 
1,194,917 
(46,730,782) 
$ 
(60,861) 
$ 
l 02,588,080 
$ 
$ 
113,578 
(69,453) 
$ 
$ 
44,125 
Depreciation expense for governmental activities is reported in the Statement of Activities and was 
allocated to Operation of Plant. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE E - LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 
The following is a summary of the changes in long-term liabilities for the year ended June 30, 
2019: 
Balance 
Balance 
Amount 
as of 
as of 
due within 
July 1, 2018 
Additions 
Reductions 
June 30, 2019 
one year 
General obligation bonds 
$ 92,802,000 
$ 
$23,750,000 
$ 69,052,000 
$ 4,935,000 
Deferred amounts for 
issuance premium 
3,652,114 
761,290 
2,890,824 
Total bonds payable, net 
96,454,114 
24,511,290 
71,942,824 
4,935,000 
Interest 
1,466,555 
978,592 
1,466,555 
978,592 
978,592 
Capital lease 
7,122 
5,065,000 
7,122 
5,065,000 
320,000 
Compensated absences 
337,177 
34,879 
372,056 
$ 98,264,968 
$ 6,078,471 
$25,984,967 
$ 78,358,472 
$ 6,233,592 
Principal and interest on general obligation bonds are paid through the Debt Service Fund. 
Principal and interest on capital leases are paid through the Capital Projects Fund. Compensated 
absences are liquidated by the General Fund and Special Revenue Fund. 
Bonds payable 
General obligation bonds outstanding at June 30, 2019 were as follows: 
Original 
Balance 
Date 
Maturity 
Rate of 
lSSue 
at June 30, 
issued 
date 
interest 
amount 
2019 
10/14/09 
03/01/24 
1.37% 
$ 9,185,000 
$ 9,185,000 
11/03/09 
03/01/21 
0.80%-4.75% 
10,720,000 
3,195,000 
09/08/10 
03/01/27 
4.70% 
3,987,000 
3,987,000 
09/28/10 
03/01/30 
4.70%-5.00% 
16,205,000 
16,205,000 
09/28/10 
03/01/28 
3.90%-4.70% 
16,270,000 
16,270,000 
12/27/17 
03/01/29 
4.00% - 5.00% 
23,465,000 
20,210,000 
$69,052,000 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE E - LONG-TERM LIABILITIES - Continued 
The annual requirements to amortize the general obligation bonds as of June 30, 2019, including 
interest payments, are as follows: 
Year ending June 30, 
Principal 
Interest 
Total 
2020 
$ 
4,935,000 
$ 
2,887,649 
$ 
7,822,649 
2021 
5,250,000 
2,646,979 
7,896,979 
2022 
4,850,000 
2,427,991 
7,277,991 
2023 
2,845,000 
2,221,791 
5,066,791 
2024 
9,185,000 
2,088,101 
11,273,101 
2025-29 
33,777,000 
6,831,189 
40,608,190 
2030 
8,210,000 
410,500 
8,620,500 
$ 69,052,000 
$ 
19,514,200 
$ 88,566,200 
Legal Debt Margin 
Article VI, Section 26 (b ), Constitution of Missouri, limits the outstanding amount of authorized 
General Obligation Bonds of a district to 15% of the assessed valuation of a District. The legal 
debt margin of the District at June 30, 2019 was: 
Constitutional debt limit 
General obligation bonds payable 
Amount available in 
Debt Service Fund 
Legal debt margin 
Capital Lease Payable 
$ 170,436,057 
(69,052,000) 
4,986,479 
$ 106,370,536 
On June 1, 2019, the District entered into a $5,065,000 capital lease purchase agreement. The 
proceeds of the lease will be used for $550,867 of capital improvements to Meramec Elementary 
and $4,514,133 of capital contributions to the joint venture Clayton Recreation, Sports and 
Wellness Commission. See Note K for more information on the joint venture. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE E - LONG-TERM LIABILITIES - Continued 
The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments under the capital lease together 
with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2019. 
Year ended Jme 30, 
2020 
2021 
2022 
2023 
2024 
2025-2029 
Total minimum lease payments 
. Less amomt representing interest 
Present value of minimum lease payments 
NOTE F -TAX ABATEMENTS 
$ 
403,044 
594,500 
592,917 
591,093 
594,244 
2,963,133 
5,738,931 
(673,931) 
$ 
5,065,000 
The District is subject to tax abatement agreements granted by either St. Louis County, the City of 
Clayton or the City of Richmond Heights. Abatements under Chapter 100 and Chapter 353 of the 
Revised Statutes of Missouri exist within the District. During the term of the agreements, a certain 
percentage of the property tax amount for the assessed value of the eligible property is abated. For 
fiscal year 2019, the total amount of tax abated was approximately $855,000 in property tax. 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS 
The District contributes to the Public School Retirement System of Missouri (PSRS) and the Public 
Education Retirement System of Missouri (PEERS), a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined 
benefit pension plan. 
Plan Description 
PSRS is a mandatory cost-sharing multiple-employer retirement system for all full-time 
certificated employees and certain part-time certificated employees of all public school districts in 
Missouri (except the school districts of St. Louis and Kansas City) and all public community 
colleges. PSRS also includes certificated employees of the Systems, Missouri State Teachers' 
Association, Missouri State High School Activities Association, and certain employees of the State 
of Missouri who elected to remain covered by PSRS under legislation enacted in 1986, 1987 and 
1989. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued 
Plan Description - Continued 
The majority of PSRS members are exempt from Social Security contributions. In some instances, 
positions may be determined not to be exempt from Social Security contributions. Any PSRS 
member who is required to contribute to Social Security comes under the requirements of Section 
169.070 (9) RSMo, known as the "two-third's statute." PSRS members required to contribute to 
Social Security are required to contribute two-thirds of the approved PSRS contribution rate and 
their employer is required to match the contribution. The members' benefits are further calculated 
at two-thirds the normal benefit amount. 
PEERS is a mandatory cost-sharing multiple employer retirement system for all non-certificated 
public school district employees (except the school districts of St. Louis and Kansas City), 
employees of the Missouri Association of School Administrators, and community college 
employees ( except the Community College of St. Louis). Employees of covered districts who work 
20 or more hours per week on a regular basis and who are not contributing members of PSRS must 
contribute to PEERS. Employees of the Systems who do not hold Missouri educator certificates 
also contribute to PEERS. PEERS was established as a trust fund by an Act of the Missouri General 
Assembly effective October 13, 1965. Statutes governing the System are found in Sections 
169.600 - 169.715 and Sections 169.560-169.595 RSMo. The statutes place responsibility for the 
operation of PEERS on the Board of Trustees of PSRS. 
Benefits Provided 
PSRS is a defined benefit plan providing retirement, disability, and death/survivor benefits. 
Members are vested for service retirement benefits after accruing five years of service. Individuals 
who (a) are at least age 60 and have a minimum of 5 years of service, (b) have 30 years of service, 
or (c) qualify for benefits under the "Rule of 80" (service and age total at least 80) are entitled to 
a monthly benefit for life, which is calculated using a 2.5% benefit factor. Beginning July 1, 2001, 
and ending July 1, 2014, a 2.55% benefit factor was used to calculate benefits for members who 
had 31 or more years of service at retirement. Actuarially age-reduced benefits are available for 
members with five to 24.9 years of service at age 55. Members who are younger than age 55 and 
who do not qualify under the "Rule of 80" but have between 25 and 29.9 years of service may 
retire with a lesser benefit factor. Members that are three years beyond normal retirement can elect 
to have their lifetime monthly benefits actuarially reduced in exchange for the right to also receive 
a one-time partial lump sum (PLSO) payment at retirement equal to 12, 24, or 36 times the Single 
Life benefit amount. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued 
Benefits Provided - Continued 
PEERS is a defined benefit plan providing retirement, disability and death benefits to its members. 
Members are vested for service retirement benefits after accruing five years of service. Individuals 
who (a) are at least age 60 and have a minimum of five years of service, (b) have 30 years of 
service, or (c) qualify for benefits under the "Rule of 80" (service and age total at least 80) are 
entitled to a monthly benefit for life, which is calculated using a 1.61 % benefit factor. Members 
qualifying for "Rule of 80" or "30-and-out" are entitled to an additional temporary benefit until 
reaching minimum Social Security age (currently age 62), which is calculated using a 0.8% benefit 
factor. Actuarially age-reduced retirement benefits are available with five to 24.9 years of service 
at age 55. Members who are younger than age 55 and who do not qualify under the "Rule of 80" 
but have between 25 and 29.9 years of service may retire with a lesser benefit factor. Members 
that are three years beyond normal retirement can elect to have their lifetime monthly benefits 
actuarially reduced in exchange for the right to also receive a one-time partial lump sum (PLSO) 
payment at retirement equal to 12, 24, or 36 times the Single Life benefit amount. 
Summary Plan Descriptions detailing the provisions of the plans can be found on the Systems' 
website at www.psrs-peers.org. 
Cost-of-Living Adjustments ("COLA") 
The Board of Trustees has established a policy of providing COLAs to both PSRS and PEERs as 
follows: 
If the June to June change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is 
less than 2% for consecutive one-year periods, a cost-of-living increase of 2% will be granted 
when the cumulative increase is equal to or greater than 2%, at which point the cumulative 
increase in the CPI-U will be reset to zero. For the following year, the starting CPI-U will be 
based on the June value immediately preceding the January 1 at which the 2% cost-of-living 
increase is granted. 
If the June to June change in the CPI-U is greater than or equal to 2%, but less than 5%, a cost-
of-living increase of2% will be granted. 
If the June to June change in the CPI-U is greater than or equal to 5%, a cost-of-living increase 
of 5% will be granted. 
If the CPI decreases, no COLA is provided. 
For any PSRS member retiring on or after July 1, 2001, such adjustments commence on the second 
January after commencement of benefits and occur annually thereafter. For PEERS members, 
such adjustments commence on the fourth January after commencement of benefits and occur 
annually thereafter. The total of such increases may not exceed 80% of the original benefit for 
any member. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued 
Contributions 
PSRS members were required to contribute 14.5% of their annual covered salary during fiscal 
years 201 7, 2018 and 2019. Employers were required to match the contributions made by 
employees. The contribution rate is set each year by the PSRS Board of Trustees upon the 
recommendation of the independent actuary within the contribution restrictions set in Section 
169.030 RSMo. The annual statutory increase in the total contribution rate may not exceed 1% of 
pay. 
PEERS members were required to contribute 6.86% of their annual covered salary during fiscal 
years 2017, 2018 and 2019. Employers were required to match the contributions made by 
employees. The contribution rate is set each year by the PSRS Board of Trustees upon the 
reconunendation of the independent actuary within the contribution restrictions set in Section 
169.030 RSMo. The annual statutory increase in the total contribution rate may not exceed 0.5% 
of pay. 
The District's contributions to PSRS and PEERS were $3,918,329 and $588,264, respectively, for 
the year ended June 30, 2019. 
Pension Liabilities, Pension Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred 
Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions 
At June 30, 2019, the District recorded a liability of $41,022,820 for its proportionate share of 
PSRS net pension liability and $3,844,992 for its proportionate share of PEERS net pension 
liability. In total the district recorded net pension liabilities of $44,867,812. The net pension 
liability for the plans in total was measured as of June 30, 2018, and determined by an actuarial 
valuation as of that date. The District's proportionate share of the total net pension liability was 
based on the ratio ofits actual contributions paid to PSRS and PEERS of$3,843,008 and $567,941, 
respectively, for the year ended June 30, 2018 relative to the total contributions of $697,214,371 
for PSRS and $114,141,743 for PEERS from all participating employers. At June 30, 2018, the 
District's proportionate share was 0.5512% for PSRS and 0.4976% for PEERS. 
For the year ended June 30, 2019, the District recognized a pension expense of $4,789,408 for 
PSRS and $754,162 for PEERS, its proportionate share of the total pension expense. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued 
Pension Liabilities, Pension Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred 
Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions - Continued 
At June 30, 2019, the District reported deferred outflows of resources from the following sources 
related to PSRS and PEERS pension benefits: 
Deferred outflows of resources 
PSRS 
PEERS 
District Total 
Balance of deferred outflows due to: 
Differences between expected and actual experience 
$ 
2,136,909 
$ 
5,503 
$ 2,142,412 
Change in assumptions 
7,486,980 
592,491 
8,079,471 
Net difference between projected and actual earnings 
on pension plan investments 
(345,591) 
(52,155) 
(397,746) 
Changes in proportion and differences between Employer 
contributions and proportionate share of contributions 
947,396 
8,212 
955,608 
Employer contributions subsequent to the measurement date 
3,918,329 
588,264 
4,506,593 
Total 
$ 
14,144,023 
$ 
1,142,315 
$ 15,286,338 
At June 30, 2019, the District reported deferred inflows of resources from the following sources 
related to PSRS and PEERS pension benefits: 
Balance of deferred inflows due to: 
Differences between expected and actual experience 
$ 
Changes in proportion and differences between Employer 
contributions and proportionate share of contributions 
Total 
$ 
Deferred inflows of resources 
PSRS 
PEERS 
District Total 
1,935,305 
$ 
90,074 
$ 2,025,379 
194,379 
58,182 
252,561 
2,129,684 
$ 
148,256 
$ 2,277,940 
Amounts reported as deferred outflows of resources resulting from contributions subsequent to the 
measurement date of June 30, 2018, will be recognized as a reduction to the net pension liability in the 
year ended June 30, 2020. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued 
Pension Liabilities, Pension Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred 
Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions - Continued 
Other amounts reported as collective deferred (inflows) / outflows of resources are to be 
recognized in pension expense as follows: 
Year ending June 30, 
PSRS 
2020 
$ 3,847,529 
2021 
2,420,076 
2022 
(292,296) 
2023 
1,331,974 
2024 
759,538 
Thereafter 
29,189 
$ 8,096,010 
Actuarial Assumptions 
PEERS 
$ 
435,739 
200,828 
(185,489) 
(45,283) 
$ 
405,795 
District Total 
$ 4,283,268 
2,620,904 
(477,785) 
1,286,691 
759,538 
29,189 
$ 8,501,805 
Actuarial valuations of the Systems involve assumptions about probability of occurrence of events 
far into the future in order to estimate the reported amounts. Examples include assumptions about 
future employment, salary increases, and mortality. Amounts determined regarding the net pension 
liability are subject to continual revision as actual results are compared with past expectations and 
new estimates are made about the future. The Board of Trustees adopts actuarial assumptions, each 
of which individually represents a reasonable long-term estimate of anticipated experience for the 
Systems, derived from experience studies conducted every fifth year and from Board policies 
concerning investments and COLAs. The most recent comprehensive experience studies were 
completed in June 2016. All economic and demographic assumptions were reviewed and updated, 
where appropriate, based on the results of the studies and effective with the June 30, 2016 
valuation. For the June 30, 2017 valuations, the investment rate ofreturn was reduced from 7.75% 
to 7.60% and the assumption for the annual cost-of-living adjustments was updated in accordance 
with the funding policies amended by the Board of Trustees at their November 2017 meeting. For 
the June 30, 2018 valuation, the investment rate of return assumption was further reduced from 
7.60% to 7.50%. Significant actuarial assumption and methods, including changes from the prior 
year, are detailed below. For additional information please refer to the Systems' Comprehensive 
Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The next experience studies are scheduled for 2021. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued 
Actuarial Assumptions - Continued 
Significant actuarial assumptions and other inputs used to measure the total pension liability: 
Measurement Date: June 30, 2018 
Valuation Date: June 30, 2018 
Expected Return on Investments: 
7.50%, net of investment expenses and including 2.25% 
inflation 
Inflation: 2.25% 
Total Payroll Growth PSRS: 2.75% per annum, consisting of 2.25% inflation, 0.25% real wage 
growth due to the inclusion of active health care costs in pensionable earnings, and 0.25% of real 
wage growth due to productivity. 
Total Payroll Growth PEERS: 3.25% per annum, consisting of 2.25% inflation, 0.50% real wage 
growth due to the inclusion of active health care costs in pensionable earnings, and 0.50% of real 
wage growth due to productivity. 
Future Salary Increases PSRS: 3.00% - 9.50%, depending on service and including 2.25% 
inflation, 0.25% real wage growth due to the inclusion of active health care costs in pensionable 
earnings, and 0.25% ofreal wage growth due to productivity. 
Future Salary Increases PEERS: 4.00% - 11.00%, depending on service and including 2.25% 
inflation, 0.50% real wage growth due to the inclusion of active health care costs in pensionable 
earnings, and 0.50% ofreal wage growth due to productivity. 
Cost of Living Increases PSRS & PEERS: The annual COLA assumed in the valuation increases 
from 1.25% to 1.65% over eight years, beginning January 1, 2020. The COLA reflected for 
January 1, 2019 is 2.00%, in accordance with the actual COLA approved by the Board. This 
COLA assumption reflects an assumption that general inflation will increase from 1.85% to a 
normative inflation assumption of2.25% over eight years. It is also based on the current policy of 
the Board to grant a COLA on each January 1 as follows: 
If the June to June change in the CPI-U is less than 2% for consecutive one-year periods, a 
cost-of-living increase of 2% will be granted when the cumulative increase is equal to or 
greater than 2%, at which point the cumulative increase in the CPI-U will be reset to zero. For 
the following year, the starting CPI-U will be based on the June value immediately preceding 
the January 1 at which the 2% cost-of-living increase is granted. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued 
Actuarial Assumptions - Continued 
If the June to June change in the CPI-U is greater than or equal to 2%, but less than 5%, a cost-
of-living increase of 2% will be granted. 
If the June to June change in the CPI-U is greater than or equal to 5%, a cost-of-living increase 
of 5% will be granted. 
If the CPI decreases, no COLA is provided. 
The COLA applies to service retirements and beneficiary annuities. The COLA does not apply to 
the benefits for in-service death payable to spouses (where the spouse is over age 60), and does 
not apply to the spouse with children pre-retirement death benefit, the dependent children pre-
retirement death benefit, or the dependent parent death benefit. The total lifetime COLA cannot 
exceed 80% of the original benefit. PSRS members receive a COLA on the second January after 
retirement, while PEERS members receive a COLA on the fourth January after retirement. 
Mortality Assumptions -
• 
Actives PSRS: RP 2006 White Collar Employee Mortality Table, multiplied by an 
adjustment factor of 0. 75 at all ages for both males and females, with static 
projection using the 2014 SSA Improvement Scale to 2028. 
• 
Actives PEERS: RP 2006 Total Dataset Employee Mortality Table, multiplied by 
an adjustment factor of 0.75 at all ages for both males and females, with static 
projection using the 2014 SSA Improvement Scale to 2028. 
• 
Non-Disabled Retirees, Beneficiaries, and Survivors PSRS: RP 2006 White Collar 
Mortality Tables with plan-specific experience adjustments and static projection to 
2028 using the 2014 SSA Improvement Scale. 
• 
Non-Disabled Retirees, Beneficiaries, and Survivors PEERS: RP 2006 Total 
Dataset Mortality Table with plan-specific experience adjustments and static 
projection to 2028 using the 2014 SSA Improvement Scale. 
• 
Disabled Retirees PSRS & PEERS: RP 2006 Disabled Retiree Mortality Tables 
with static projection to 2028 using the 2014 SSA Improvement Scale. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued 
Actuarial Assumptions - Continued 
Changes in Actuarial Assumptions and Methods -
The following assumptions were updated by the Board at the October 29, 2018 meeting: 
• 
PSRS & PEERS: The investment return assumption was lowered from 7.60% to 
7.50% per year. 
Fiduciary Net Position: The Systems issue a publicly available financial report (CAFR) that can 
be obtained at www.psrs-peers.org. 
Expected Rate of Return 
The long-term expected rate ofreturn on investments was determined in accordance with Actuarial 
Standard of Practice (ASOP) No. 27, Selection of Economic Assumptions for Measuring Pension 
Obligations. ASOP No. 27 provides guidance on the selection of an appropriate assumed rate of 
return. The long-term expected rate of return on the Systems' investments was determined using 
a building-block method in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of returns 
( expected returns, net of investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset 
class. 
These ranges are combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting 
the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding 
expected inflation. Best estimates of arithmetic real rates of return for each major asset class 
included in the Systems' target allocation as of June 30, 2018 are summarized below along with 
the long term geometric return. Geometric return (also referred to as the time weighted return) is 
considered standard practice within the investment management industry. Geometric returns 
represent the compounded rate of growth of a portfolio. The method eliminates the effects created 
by cash flows. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued 
Actuarial Assumptions - Continued 
Expected Rate of Return - continued 
Target asset 
Asset class 
allocation 
U.S. Public Equity 
27.00 
Public Credit 
7.00 
Hedged Assets 
6.00 
Non-U.S. Public Equity 
15.00 
U.S. Treasuries 
16.00 
U.S. TIPS 
4.00 
Private Credit 
4.00 
Private Equity 
12.00 
Private Real Estate 
9.00 
Total 
100.00 
% 
% 
Long-term expected 
real return 
arithmetic basis 
5.16 
2.17 
4.42 
6.01 
0.96 
0.80 
5.60 
9.86 
3.56 
Inflation 
Long-term arithmetical nominal return 
Effect of covariance matrix 
Long-term expected geometric return 
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Weighted long-term 
expected real return 
arithmetic basis 
% 
1.39 % 
0.15 
0.27 
0.90 
0.15 
0.03 
0.22 
1.18 
0.32 
4.61 
2.25 
6.86 
0.64 
7.50 % 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLANS - Continued 
Actuarial Assumptions - Continued 
Discount Rate 
The long-term expected rate of return used to measure the total pension liability was 7.50% as of 
June 30, 2018, and is consistent with the long-term expected geometric return on plan investments. 
The actuarial assumed rate of return was 8.00% from 1980 through fiscal year 2016. The Board 
of Trustees adopted a new actuarial rate of return of 7.75% effective with the June 30, 2016 
valuation based on the actuarial experience studies and asset-liability study conducted during the 
2016 year. As previously discussed, the Board of Trustees further reduced the assumed rate of 
return to 7.60% effective with the June 30, 2017 valuation and to 7.50% effective with the June 
30, 2018 valuation. The projection of cash flows used to determine the discount rate assumed that 
employer contributions would be made at the actuarial calculated rate computed in accordance 
with assumptions and methods stated in the funding policy adopted by the Board of Trustees, 
which requires payment of the normal cost and amortization of the unfunded actuarially accrued 
liability in level percent of employee payroll installments over 30 years utilizing a closed period, 
layered approach. Based on this assumption, the pension plan's fiduciary net position was projected 
to be available to make all projected future benefit payments of current plan members. 
Discount Rate Sensitivity 
The sensitivity of the District's net pension liabilities to changes in the discount rate is presented 
below. The district's net pension liabilities calculated using the discount rate of7.50% is presented 
as well as the net pension liabilities using a discount rate that is 1.0% lower (6.50%) or 1.0% higher 
(8.50%) than the current rate. 
1% decrease (6.50%) 
Current rate (7.50%) 
1% increase (8.50%) 
PSRS 
Proportionate share of the net 
pension liability/ (asset) 
$ 
73,536,471 
$ 
41,022,820 
$ 
14,000,584 
PEERS 
Proportionate share of the net 
pension liability/ (asset) 
7,240,603 
3,844,992 
997,152 
NOTE H - DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS 
The District offers its employees a choice of deferred compensation plans created in accordance with 
Internal Revenue Code Sections 403(b) or 457. These plans, available to all District employees, 
permit them to defer a portion of their salary until future years. The District makes these Plans 
available to its employees as an accommodation only. The District's role in connection with the Plans 
is generally limited to processing the paperwork necessary to remit the participant's salary 
withholdings (deferrals) to the unrelated financial institutions. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE I- OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPED) 
Plan Description and Benefits Provided 
In addition to providing the pension benefits described above, the District provides continuation of 
medical, dental and vision insurance coverage, including prescription drugs to employees who are 
eligible for normal or early retirement under PSRS or PEERS. Retirees and their dependents that 
elect to participate must pay the premium in effect for the current plan year or any subsequent year at 
the premium rates in effect at that time. Since retirees pay the premium for each year, the District 
share of any premium cost is determined on the basis of a blended rate or implicit rate subsidy 
calculation. The plan is not accounted for as a trust fund since an irrevocable trust has not been 
established. A stand-alone financial report is not available for the plan. No assets are accumulated 
in a trust that meets all of the criteria in GASB Statement No. 75, paragraph 4. 
Actuarial analysis completed on employees covered by benefit terms at June 30, 2017: 
Actives 
Retired and beneficiaries 
Total 
Contributions 
Ntnnber 
448 
224 
672 
Average Age 
46.4 
69.2 
The District currently pays for the implicit rate subsidy associated with these postemployment health 
care benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis. The District determines contribution requirements and they 
may be amended by the District. 
Total OPED Liability 
The District's total OPEB liability of $5,765,488 was measured as of June 30, 2019, and the total 
liability used to calculate the total OPEB liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of June 
30, 2017. 
Actuarial Cost Method: Entry age normal 
Inflation: 2.30% 
Salary Increases: 3.00% 
Discount Rate: 3 .50% based on the 20 year Bond GO Index at June 30, 2019. The rate for the prior 
year was 3.87%. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE I - OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB) - Continued 
Actuarial Assumptions - Continued 
Healthcare Cost Trend Rates: 6.70% for 2017, gradually decreasing to an ultimate rate of 4.10% for 
2086 and beyond. 
Participation: It is assumed that 40% of employees who retire prior to age 65 will elect medical and 
dental coverage upon retirement. 
Mortality: RP-2014 Mortality for Employees and Healthy Annuitants, with generational projection 
per Scale MP-2016. 
Changes in Total OPEB Liability 
The components of the total OPEB liability of the District at June 30, 2019 are as follows: 
Balances as of June 30, 2018 
Service cost 
Interest on total OPEB liability 
Changes in assumptions 
Benefit payments 
Balances as of June 30, 2019 
Total OPEB 
Liability 
$ 5,433,040 
264,514 
213,641 
211,954 
(357,661) 
$ 5,765,488 
Sensitivity of the Total OPEB Liability to Changes in the Discount Rate 
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the District, as well as what the District's total 
OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using a discount rate that is 1 percentage point lower 
and 1 percentage point higher than the current discount rate. 
Total OPEB liability 
1% decrease 
(2.50%) 
$ 6,402,256 
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Discount rate 
(3.50%) 
$ 5,765,488 
1% increase 
(4.50%) 
$ 5,218,383 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE I - OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPED) - Continued 
Sensitivity of the Total OPED Liability to Changes in the Health Care Cost Trends 
The following presents the total OPEB liability of the District, calculated using the current healthcare 
cost trend rates as well as what the District's total OPEB liability would be if it were calculated using 
trend rates that are 1 percentage point lower or 1 percentage point higher than the current trend rates. 
1% decrease 
Total OPEB liability 
$ 5,011,883 
Current Trend 
Rate 
$ 5,765,488 
1% increase 
$ 6,683,248 
OPED Expense and Deferred Outflows and Inflows of Resources Related to OPED 
For the year ended June 30, 2019, the District recognized OPEB expense of $484,900, a reduction to 
deferred inflows of $21,291 related to the changes in assumptions, and deferred outflows of $183,918 
related to changes in assumptions. 
Amounts currently reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to other 
postemployment benefits will be recognized in OPEB expense as follows: 
Year ending 
Net Outflows 
June 30 
of Resources 
2020 
$ 
6,745 
2021 
6,745 
2022 
6,745 
2023 
6,745 
2024 
6,745 
Thereafter * 
31,816 
Total 
$ 
65,541 
* Note that additional future deferred inflows and outflows of resources may impact these numbers. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE J - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 
Grant Audits 
The District receives Federal grants and State funding for specific purposes that are subject to review 
and audit. These reviews and audits could lead to requests for reimbursement or to withholding of 
future funding for expenditures disallowed under or other noncompliance with the terms of the grants 
and funding. The District is not aware of any noncompliance with federal or state provisions that 
might require the District to provide reimbursement. 
Protested Taxes 
Each year the County remits certain unresolved protested tax payments to the District. When the 
County refunds tax payments to those who are successful in their protests, it withholds the refunded 
amount from future distributions to taxing districts. Normal withholdings by the County are not 
material in relation to the District's financial position and results of operations. 
NOTE K- JOINT VENTURE 
The Clayton Recreation, Sports and Wellness Commission, Inc. (the Commission) is a not-for-profit 
organization, which provides a shared use facility to address the athletic and educational needs of the 
community. The Commission is comprised of two trustees appointed by the District, two trustees 
appointed by the City of Clayton and two at-large representatives. 
The District, along with the City of Clayton, is responsible for funding one-half of any operational 
short-fall of the Commission. The Board of Education must approve the Commission's budget. 
The construction of the project was funded by $5,500,000 of general obligation bonds issued by the 
District and from $11,500,000 of bonds issued by the City of Clayton. 
In June, 2019 the Commission began a $10.0 million renovation and improvement project which will 
be funded equally by the District and the City of Clayton. The District entered into a capital lease on 
June 1, 2019, to fund approximately $4.5 million of the project. The remaining $500,000 of the 
District's portion of the project will be funded from the capital project fund. 
As of June 30, 2019 the Commission owed the District $160,436 for miscellaneous purchases, shared 
utilities and maintenance salaries. Complete financial statements for the Commission can be obtained 
from the Commission's administrative office. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE L - RISK MANAGEMENT 
District's Health Insurance Plan 
The District utilizes an internal service fund to account for the risks associated with the employees' 
health insurance plan. A premium is charged to each fund that accounts for employees' salaries based 
upon past trends in claims experience. Provisions are also made for unexpected and unusual claims. 
Liabilities of the fund are recorded when it is probable that a loss has occurred and the amount of the 
loss can be reasonably estimated. Liabilities include an amount for claims that have been incurred 
but not reported (IBNR). 
The District incurred claims of$3,973,423 of which $3,628,705 was paid and $344,718 was unpaid. 
The District purchases reinsurance to limit exposure to catastrophic claims. Specific stop loss limit 
insurance is purchased which limits the district's calendar year exposure to $125,000 per member and 
aggregate stop loss limit insurance is also purchased which limits the district's calendar year exposure 
to $4,738,798 for all claims. 
District's Other Risk 
The District is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to and destruction 
of assets; errors and omissions; injuries to employees and natural disasters. To mitigate these risks, 
the District is a participant in the Missouri United School Insurance Council (MUSIC) which is a 
Protected Self-Insurance Program of Missouri Public School Districts with approximately 400 
members. The District pays an assessment to MUSIC to cover estimated claims payable and 
reserves for claims for each entity. Part of the assessment then goes to purchase excess insurance 
contracts for the group as a whole. Should the contributions received by MUSIC not be sufficient, 
special assessments can be made to the member districts. There have been no significant changes 
in insurance coverage from the prior year. 
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REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND 
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL -
CASH BASIS - GENERAL FUND - UNAUDITED 
Year Ended June 30, 2019 
Variances -
Actual 
(!OSitive {negative} 
Budgeted amounts 
(budgetary 
Original 
Final 
Original 
Final 
basis} 
to final 
to actual 
Revenues 
Local 
$ 15,777,800 
$ 16,170,210 
$ 17,220,784 
$ 
392,410 
$ 1,050,574 
County 
95,000 
110,000 
112,759 
15,000 
2,759 
State 
184,410 
233,110 
254,561 
48,700 
21,451 
Federal 
304,110 
326,120 
255,997 
22,010 
(70,123) 
Other 
3,000 
5,420 
5,417 
2,420 
{32 
Total revenues 
16,364,320 
16,844,860 
17,849,518 
480,540 
1,004,658 
Expenditures 
Instruction 
3,038,810 
3,004,400 
2,740,122 
34,410 
264,278 
Attendance and guidance 
746,600 
769,470 
726,028 
(22,870) 
43,442 
Health services 
452,090 
443,890 
437,661 
8,200 
6,229 
Improvement of instruction and 
professional development 
491,000 
542,870 
400,078 
(51,870) 
142,792 
Media services 
281,780 
293,790 
337,447 
(12,010) 
(43,657) 
Board of Education services 
196,240 
216,670 
198,680 
(20,430) 
17,990 
Executive administration 
1,696,980 
1,662,020 
1,500,915 
34,960 
161 ,105 
Building level administration 
1,128,570 
1,097,850 
1,085,728 
30,720 
12,122 
Operation of plant 
7,503,560 
7,566,930 
7,138,669 
(63,370) 
428,261 
Security services 
218,970 
242,230 
204,115 
(23,260) 
38,115 
Nonallowable transportation 
195,770 
223,450 
185,903 
(27,680) 
37,547 
Food services 
1,109,600 
1,105,100 
1,126,222 
4,500 
(21,122) 
Business services 
936,720 
920,240 
899,142 
16,480 
21 ,098 
Central office support services 
437,720 
472,830 
443,787 
(35,110) 
29,043 
Adult/community programs 
1,003,860 
1,022,060 
1,190,951 
{18,2002 
{168,891} 
Total expenditures 
19,438,270 
19,583,800 
18,615,448 
{145,530} 
968,352 
Revenues over (under) expenditures 
$ {3,073,950} 
$ {2, 738,9402 
$ 
{765,930} 
$ 
335,010 
$ 1,973,010 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND 
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL -
CASH BASIS - SPECIAL REVENUE FUND - UNAUDITED 
Year Ended June 30, 2019 
Variances -
Actual 
eositive (negative) 
Budgeted amounts 
(budgetary 
Original 
Final 
Original 
Final 
basis) 
to final 
to actual 
Revenues 
Local 
$ 28,710,680 
$ 25,082,450 
$ 26,908,287 
$ (3,628,230) 
$ 1,825,837 
County 
249,000 
242,700 
242,944 
(6,300) 
244 
State 
1,359,570 
1,401 ,740 
1,488,243 
42,170 
86,503 
Federal 
224,460 
142,090 
183,242 
(82,370) 
41,152 
Other 
388,570 
320,000 
349,325 
(68,570) 
29,325 
Total revenues 
30,932,280 
27,188,980 
29,172,041 
(3,743,300) 
1,983,061 
Expenditures 
Instruction 
27,600,060 
27,668,090 
26,895,998 
(68,030) 
772,092 
Attendance and guidance 
1,303,860 
1,303,860 
1,310,617 
(6,757) 
Health Services 
112,680 
112,680 
126,345 
(13,665) 
Improvement of instruction and 
professional development 
584,820 
587,730 
588,321 
(2,910) 
(591) 
Media services 
606,730 
606,730 
606,639 
91 
Executive administration 
1,124,880 
1,124,880 
1,123,656 
1,224 
Building level administration 
1,575,690 
1,575,690 
1,536,469 
39,221 
Businss Services 
90,000 
90,000 
90,000 
Central office support services 
6,960 
6,960 
6,960 
Adult/community programs 
14,920 
14,920 
3,511 
11,409 
Total expenditures 
33,020,600 
33,091,540 
32,191,556 
(70,940) 
899,984 
Revenues over (under) expenditures 
$ {2,088,320} 
$ {5,902,560) 
$ (3,019,515) 
$ (3,814,240) 
$2,883,045 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A-BUDGETS AND BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING 
The District follows these procedures in establishing the budgetary data reflected in the financial 
statements: 
• 
In accordance with Chapter 67, RSMo, the District adopts a budget for each fund. 
• 
Prior to July, the Superintendent, who serves as the budget officer, submits to the Board of 
Education a proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning on the following July 1. The 
proposed budget includes estimated revenues and proposed expenditures for all District 
funds. Budgeted expenditures cannot exceed beginning available monies plus estimated 
revenues for the year. 
• 
A public hearing is conducted to obtain taxpayer comments. Prior to its approval by the 
Board of Education, the budget document is available for public inspection. 
• 
Prior to July 1, the budget is legally enacted by a vote of the Board of Education. 
• 
Subsequent to its formal approval of the budget, the Board of Education has the authority 
to make necessary adjustments to the budget by formal vote of the Board. For each fund, 
total fund expenditures may not legally exceed final amended budgeted expenditures. 
Expenditure appropriations lapse at the end of the fiscal year. 
• 
Budgeted amounts are as originally adopted on June 6, 2018, or as amended by the Board 
of Education at various times during the year. 
• 
Budgets are adopted on the cash basis of accounting for all governmental funds. The cash 
basis is used to enable the District to more accurately budget revenue and expenses as the 
resources are expended or received. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NOTES TO REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
June 30, 2019 
NOTE A-BUDGETS AND BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING - Continued 
The following schedule reconciles the revenue and expenditures on the budgetary basis of accounting 
( cash basis) with the amounts presented under the modified accrual basis of accounting: 
Special 
General 
Revenue 
Fund 
Fund 
Revenues 
Revenues - cash basis 
$ 17,849,518 
$ 29,172,041 
Current year revenue accruals 
384,104 
174,792 
Prior year revenue accruals 
(259,928) 
(158,757) 
Revenues - modified accrual basis 
$ 17,973,694 
$ 29,188,076 
Expenditures 
Expenditures - cash basis 
$ 18,615,448 
$ 32,191,556 
Current year expenditure accruals 
187,305 
109,063 
Prior year expenditure accruals 
(115,410) 
(123,548) 
Expenditures - modified accrual basis 
$ 18,687,343 
$ 32,177,071 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NET PENSION LIABILITY - UNAUDITED 
Year Ended June 30, 2019 
Schedule of Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios-PSRS 
Net Pension 
Fiduciary Net 
Proportion of the 
Proportionate share 
Actual 
Liability (Asset) 
Position as a 
Year 
Net Pension 
of the Net Pension 
member 
as a percentage 
percentage of total 
ended* 
Liability (Asset) 
Liability (Asset) 
payroll 
of covered payroll 
pension liability 
6/30/2014 
0.5208% 
$ 
21,366,213 
$23,616,628 
90.47% 
89.34% 
6/30/2015 
0.5256% 
30,342,153 
24,305,850 
124.83% 
85.78% 
6/30/2016 
0.5421% 
40,335,757 
25,587,013 
157.64% 
82.18% 
6/30/2017 
0.5510% 
39,790,604 
26,583,036 
149.68% 
83.77% 
6/30/2018 
0.5512% 
41,022,820 
27,049,379 
151.66% 
84.06% 
Schedule of Proportionate Share of the Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios - PEERS 
Net Pension 
Fiduciary Net 
Proportion of the 
Proportionate share 
Actual 
Liability (Asset) 
Position as a 
Year 
Net Pension 
of the Net Pension 
member 
as a percentage 
percentage of total 
ended* 
Liability (Asset) 
Liability (Asset) 
payroll 
of covered payroll 
pension liability 
6/30/2014 
0.5233% 
$ 
1,910,913 
$ 7,630,413 
25.04% 
91.33% 
6/30/2015 
0.5044% 
2,667,803 
7,563,393 
35.27% 
88.28% 
6/30/2016 
0.5122% 
4,109,561 
7,908,987 
51.96% 
83.32% 
6/30/2017 
0.5064% 
3,863,583 
8,137,380 
47.48% 
85.35% 
6/30/2018 
0.4976% 
3,844,992 
8,279,018 
46.44% 
86.06% 
Schedule of Employer Contributions - PSRS 
Contributions as 
Contractually 
Actual 
Contributions 
a percentage of 
Year 
required 
employer 
excess/ 
Covered 
of covered 
ended 
contribution 
contributions 
( deficiency) 
payroll 
payroll 
6/30/2013 
$3,360,070 
$3,360,070 
$ 
$23,695,943 
14.18% 
6/30/2014 
3,353,834 
3,353,834 
23,616,628 
14.20% 
6/30/2015 
3,450,675 
3,453,947 
24,305,850 
14.20% 
6/30/2016 
3,631,138 
3,631,138 
25,587,013 
14.19% 
6/30/2017 
3,768,984 
3,768,984 
26,583,036 
14.18% 
6/30/2018 
3,843,008 
3,843,008 
27,049,379 
14.21% 
6/30/2019 
3,918,329 
3,918,329 
27,613,312 
14.19% 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
NET PENSION LIABILITY - UNAUDITED 
Year Ended June 30, 2019 
Schedule of Employer Contributions - PEERS 
Contractually 
Actual 
Year 
required 
employer 
ended 
contribution 
contributions 
6/30/2013 
$ 535,396 
$ 535,396 
6/30/2014 
523,447 
523,447 
6/30/2015 
518,849 
518,849 
6/30/2016 
542,557 
542,557 
6/30/2017 
558,224 
558,224 
6/30/2018 
567,941 
567,941 
6/30/2019 
588,264 
588,264 
Contnbutions as 
Contnbutions 
a percentage of 
excess / 
Covered 
of covered 
( deficiency) 
payroll 
payroll 
$ 
$ 7,805,015 
6.86% 
7,630,413 
6.86% 
7,563,393 
6.86% 
7,908,987 
6.86% 
8,137,380 
6.86% 
8,279,018 
6.86% 
8,575,277 
6.86% 
Note: These schedules are intended to show information for ten years. Additional years will be displayed 
as they become available. 
*The data provided in the schedules is based as of the measurement date of the Systems' net pension 
liability, which is as of the beginning of the District's fiscal year. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN TOT AL OPEB LIABILITY 
AND RELATED RATIOS - UNAUDITED 
Year Ended June 30, 2019 
Schedule of Changes in Total OPEB Liability 
Total OPEB liability 
Service cost 
Interest on total O PEB liability 
Changes in assumptions 
Benefit payments 
Net change in total OPEB liability 
Total OPEB liability at beginning of year 
Total OPEB liability at end of year 
Covered Payroll 
Total OPEB liability as a percentage of covered payroll 
2019 
$ 
264,514 
213,641 
211,954 
(357,661) 
332,448 
5,433,040 
$ 5,765,488 
$32,341,024 
17.83% 
2018 
$ 
270,318 
199,304 
(160,959) 
(341,928) 
(33,265) 
5,466,305 
$ 5,433,040 
$31,688,037 
17.15% 
Note: This schedule is to present information for 10 years. 
become available. 
Additional years will be presented as they 
Plan Assets 
No assets are accumulated in a trust that meets all of the following criteria of GASB Statement No. 75, 
paragraph 4, to pay benefits: 
• 
Contributions from the employer and any nonemployer contributing entities, and earnings 
thereon, must be irrevocable. 
• 
Plan assets must be dedicated to providing OPEB to plan members in accordance with the 
benefit terms. 
• 
Plan assets must be legally protected from the creditors of the employer, nonemployer 
contributing entities, the plan administrator, and plan members. 
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SUPPLEMENT ARY INFORMATION 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND 
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL -
CASH BASIS - DEBT SERVICE FUND 
Year Ended June 30, 2019 
Budgeted amounts 
Revenues 
Local 
County 
Federal 
Total revenues 
Expenditures 
Debt service 
Principal retirements 
Interest and other charges 
Total expenditures 
Revenues over (under) expenditures 
Reconciliation of budgetary basis (cash basis) of 
accounting to modified accrual basis of accounting 
Revenues per above - cash basis 
Current year revenue accruals 
Prior year revenue accruals 
Revenues - modified accrual basis 
Expenditures per above - cash basis 
Current year expenditure accruals 
Prior year expenditure accruals 
Expenditures - modified accrual basis 
$ 
$ 
Original 
Final 
6,995,090 
$ 
6,803,730 
150,000 
150,000 
1,096,450 
1,136,300 
8,241,540 
8,090,030 
23,750,000 
23,750,000 
4,334,540 
4,334,540 
28,084,540 
28,084,540 
(19,843,000) 
$ (19,994,5102 
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Variances-
Actual 
l!ositive (negative) 
(budgetary 
Original 
Final 
basis) 
to final 
to actual 
$ 
7,310,584 
$ 
191,360 
$ 
506,854 
151,287 
1,287 
1,136,299 
(39,8502 
(12 
8,598,170 
151,510 
508,140 
23,750,000 
4,331,872 
2,668 
28,081,872 
2,668 
$ (19,483,702) 
$ 
151,510 
$ 
510,808 
$ 
8,598,170 
7,322 
(5,2422 
$ 
8,600,250 
$ 
28,081,872 
$ 
28,081,872 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND 
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL -
CASH BASIS- CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND 
Year Ended June 30, 2019 
Variances -
Actual 
l!Ositive (negative} 
Budgeted amounts 
(budgetary 
Original 
Final 
Original 
Final 
basis} 
to final 
to actual 
Revenues 
Local 
$ 
1,234,030 
$ 
1,325,290 
$ 
1,681,224 
$ 
(91,260) 
$ 
355,934 
County 
30,000 
18,000 
18,835 
12,000 
835 
Other 
25,000 
94,000 
93,925 
(69,000) 
(75! 
Total revenues 
1,289,030 
1,437,290 
1,793,984 
(148,260) 
356,694 
Expenditures 
Instruction 
680,210 
780,960 
696,714 
100,750 
84,246 
Media services 
1,310 
2,618 
1,310 
(1,308) 
Executive Administration 
120,120 
361,160 
96,212 
241,040 
264,948 
Building level administration 
5,880 
5,883 
5,880 
(3) 
Operation of plant 
673,430 
875,870 
633,468 
202,440 
242,402 
Security services 
3,000 
64,770 
48,676 
61,770 
16,094 
Nonallowable transportation 
4,300 
4,300 
4,295 
5 
Food services 
14,000 
11,990 
14,000 
2,010 
Business services 
32,500 
23,000 
(9,500) 
23,000 
Central office support services 
1,500 
1,500 
1,098 
402 
Facility acquisition and construction 
597,505 
(597,505) 
Debt service: 
Interest and other charges 
20 
20 
10 
10 
Total expenditures 
1,515,080 
2,132,770 
2,098,469 
617,690 
34,301 
Revenues over (under) expenditures 
$ 
(226,050} 
$ 
(695,480} 
$ 
(304,485} 
$ 
469,430 
$ 
(390,995} 
Reconciliation of budgetary basis (cash basis) of 
accounting to modified accrual basis of accounting 
Revenues per above - cash basis 
$ 
1,793,984 
Current year revenue accruals 
5,066,301 
Prior year revenue accruals 
(32,453) 
Revenues - modified accrual basis 
$ 
6,827,832 
Expenditures per above - cash basis 
$ 
2,098,469 
Current year expenditure accruals 
(277,279) 
Prior year expenditure accruals 
(333,674) 
Expenditures - modified accrual basis 
$ 
1,487,516 
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OTHER INFORMATION 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OPERATING DATA- UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
The following information is included to meet certain disclosure compliance requirements related to 
bonds issued by the District. 
Bond Issuance Information 
Name of Issuer: 
School District of Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri 
Dates oflssuance: 
Oct. 14, 2009; Nov. 3, 2009; Sept. 08, 2010; Sept. 28, 2010; Dec 27, 2017 
Relating to CUSIP Nos.: 
Name of Issuer: School District of Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri 
Date oflssuance: Oct. 14, 2009; Nov. 3, 2009; Sept. 8, 2010; Sept. 28, 2010; Dec. 27, 2017 
Relating to CUSIP Nos.: 
Series 2009A 
Series 2009B 
Series 2009C 
Series 2010A 
Series 2010B 
FG6 
GC4 
GY6 
184270 HY5 
18~270 HZ2 
184270 JM9 
184270 JN7 
FH4 
GD2 
GZ3 
184270 HU3 
184270 JB3 
184270 JP2 
FJO 
GEO 
HA7 
184270 HVl 
184270 JCl 
184270 JQ0 
FK7 
GF7 
HB5 
184270HW9 
184270 JD9 
FL5 
005 
HC3 
184270 HX7 
184270 JE7 
FM3 
GH3 
HDl 
184270 JF4 
FNl 
GJ9 
HE9 
184270 JG2 
FP6 
GK6 
HF6 
184270 JH0 
FQ4 
GL4 
HG4 
184270 JJ6 
FR2 
GM2 
HH2 
184270 JK3 
FS0 
ONO 
HJ8 
184270 JLl 
FT8 
GP5 
HK5 
FUS 
GQ3 
HL3 
FV3 
GRl 
HMI 
FWl 
GS9 
HN9 
FX9 
GT7 
HP4 
FY7 
GU4 
HQ2 
FZ4 
GV2 
HR0 
GAS 
GW0 
HS8 
GB6 
GX8 
HT6 
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Series 2010C 
Series 2017 
184270 JV9 
184270 KP0 
184270 JR8 
184270 KQ8 
184270 JS6 
184270 KR6 
184270 JT4 
184270 KS4 
184270 JUI 
184270 KT2 
184270 JW7 
184270 KU9 
184270 KV7 
184270 KW5 
184270 KX3 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OPERATING DATA- UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
History of Enrollment 
Listed below are the District's Fall enrollment figures for the last four and current school years: 
Grade 
2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 
K 
151 
162 
178 
168 
153 
1st 
173 
169 
169 
198 
164 
2nd 
174 
177 
183 
187 
190 
3rd 
185 
180 
180 
196 
192 
4th 
176 
193 
198 
188 
188 
5th 
203 
191 
206 
210 
194 
6th 
205 
216 
205 
221 
219 
7th 
209 
221 
229 
201 
242 
8th 
197 
211 
219 
235 
210 
9th 
217 
211 
222 
232 
226 
10th 
218 
221 
210 
222 
237 
11th 
226 
216 
224 
206 
227 
12th 
214 
222 
214 
217 
210 
Total 
2,548 
2,590 
2,637 
2,681 
2,652 
Sources of Revenue 
The following table shows the allocation of the District's revenue from the various sources for the 
fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. 
Revenue Source 
% of Total 
Local Revenue 
92.58 % 
County Revenue 
0.92 
State Revenue 
3.03 
Federal Revenue 
2.85 
Other Revenue 
0.62 
Total 
100.00 % 
Note: Excludes proceeds from capital lease. 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OPERATING DATA - UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Sources of Revenue by Fiscal Year 
The following table shows the District's sources ofrevenues for the fiscal years shown below: 
Fiscal 
Year 
Ended 
June 
30 
2015 
2016 
2017 
2018 
2019 
Local 
County 
State 
Federal 
Revenue 
Revenue 
Revenue 
Revenue 
$52,263,173 
$541,935 
$1,621,831 
$ 1,798,118 
51,592,838 
549,601 
1,689,504 
1,699,830 
51,425,428 
536,786 
1,741,020 
1,738,923 
54,455,608 
559,302 
1,729,439 
1,673,247 
53,169,996 
525,825 
1,742,804 
1,635,582 
* Includes proceeds from the sale ofrefunded bonds and from the sale of land 
* * Includes statutory tuition revenue 
Property Tax Information 
Other 
Total 
Revenue 
Revenue 
$ 
15,663 
$56,240,720 
6,394 
55,538,167 
30,729 
55,472,886 
31,264,065 * 
89,681,661 
357,047 ** 
57,431,254 
The following table provides the history of total assessed valuation of all taxable tangible property 
situated in the District, according to the assessments as of January 1, in the calendar years shown 
below: 
Calendar 
Year 
2014 
2015 
2016 
2017 
2018 
Assessed Valuation 
$ 1,002,431,060 
1,037,313,560 
1,036,106,710 
1,152,388,120 
1,136,240,380 
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% Change 
NIA 
3.48% 
-0.12% 
11.22% 
-1.40% 


SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OPERATING DATA- UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Tax Rates 
The following table shows the adjusted tax rates (per $100 of assessed valuation) levied against each 
subclass of property for the current fiscal year and the last three fiscal years for the District: 
Fiscal 
Year 
Ended 
June 
30 
2016 
2017 
2018 
2019 
Real 
Estate 
Real Estate 
Real Estate 
Residential 
Commercial 
Agricultural 
$ 
3.8492 
$ 
4.5393 
$ 
3.8423 
4.3583 
3.6494 
4.1682 
3.6921 
4.0670 
Tax Rates - Allocation by Fund 
Personal 
Property 
$3.9985 
3.9946 
3.9845 
3.9792 
The following table shows the District's adjusted tax levies (per $100 of assessed valuation) for each 
of the following fiscal years: 
Fiscal 
Special 
Capital 
Year 
General 
Revenue 
Projects 
Debt 
Total Levy-
Ended 
(Incidental) 
(Te ache rs') 
(Building) 
Service 
Blended 
June 30 
Fund 
Fund 
Fund 
Fund 
Rate 
2015 
$ 
1.2795 
$ 
2.2233 
$ 
0.1800 
$ 
0.6230 
$ 
4.3058 
2016 
1.2242 
2.1186 
0.1800 
0.6230 
4.1458 
2017 
0.9291 
2.3057 
0.2065 
0.6230 
4.0643 
2018 
0.9350 
2.2278 
0.1050 
0.6230 
3.8908 
2019 
1.0555 
2.0770 
0.1100 
0.6230 
3.8655 
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CLAYTON 
ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OPERATING DATA- UNAUDITED 
Year ended June 30, 2019 
Tax Collection Record 
The following table sets forth tax collection information for thy District for the last five fiscal years: 
Total Levy 
(per$100 of 
Current and Delinquent 
Fiscal 
Assessed 
Assessed 
Total Taxes 
Current Taxes Collected 
Taxes Collected 
Year 
Value) 
Valuation 
Levied 
Amount 
% 
Amount 
% 
2014-15 
$ 4.3058 
$1,002,431,060 
$ 
43,162,677 
$42,195,648 
97.76% 
$42,465,881 
98.39% 
2015-16 
4.1458 
1,037,313,560 
43,004,946 
42,039,622 
97.76% 
39,737,985 
92.40% 
2016-17 
4.0643 
1,036,106,710 
42,110,485 
41,028,612 
97.43% 
40,202,268 
95.47% 
2017-18 
3.8908 
1,152,388,120 
44,837,117 
43,801,052 
97.69% 
43,078,099 
96.08% 
2018-19 
3.8655 
1,136,240,380 
43,921 ,372 
43,046,572 
98.01% 
42,500,328 
96.76% 
Major Propei:-ty Taxpayers 
The ten largest real property taxpayers in the District according to their 2018 assessed valuations are 
listed below: 
% of District's 
2018 Total 
Assessed 
Assessed 
Taxpayer 
Valuation 
Valuation 
1. St. Louis Galleria LLC 
$ 29,156,600 
2.57 % 
2. KBSII Pierre Laclede Center LLC 
25,185,160 
2.22 % 
3. Clayton Franklin Clayton Plaza LLC 
20,177,470 
1.78 % 
4. Clayton Corp. Park Management Co 
19,002,980 
1.67 % 
5. KBSIII 101 South Hanley LLC 
18,493,600 
1.63 % 
6. Clayton St. Louis Property LLC 
17,536,000 
1.54 % 
7. Centene Management Company 
16,049,240 
1.41 % 
8. Clayton Central Owner LLC 
13,677,050 
1.20 % 
9. 8182 Maryland Associates LTD PTNSP 
12,678,850 
1.12 % 
10. Mept Shaw Park Plaza LLC 
12,402,180 
1.09 % 
$184,359,130 
16.23 % 
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