School district · Clay County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Clay County School District took in $30.0 million and spent $26.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money85%School district taxes6.2%County and local tax money3.6%Fees for services (school lunches)2.9%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

6.2%

of Clay County School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes6.2%

Property tax
6.2%$1.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$869 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$723 thousand
  • School lunches$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money85%

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

From the state
85%$25.7 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$537 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.5%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$26.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$26.6 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$144 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$48 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.