School district · Blount County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Blount County School District took in $112 million and spent $103 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%County and local tax money7.8%School district taxes5.0%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (school lunches)3.5%

What stands out

of Blount County School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes5.0%

Property tax

5.0%$5.6 million

Other taxes

<0.1%$13 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services

3.5%$3.9 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$3.5 million
School lunches$447 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money79%

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

From the state

79%$88.9 million

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

7.8%$8.8 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other

4.3%$4.8 million

Fines

<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.0%Sent to other local governments0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$102 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$102 million

Interest on debt

1.0%$1.0 million

Sent to other local governments

0.1%$125 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$125 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blount 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 Blount 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.