School district · Baldwin County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Baldwin County School District took in $627 million and spent $618 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%County and local tax money24%School district taxes15%Fines and other3.9%Fees for services (school lunches)2.5%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

24%

of Baldwin County School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes15%

Property tax
15%$91.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$293 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$293 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$15.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$12.0 million
  • School lunches$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$321 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$345 million

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$150 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$24.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.2%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$610 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$610 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$7.1 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$396 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$396 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baldwin County School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Baldwin County School District itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.