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Decatur City School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Decatur City School District took in $165 million and spent $162 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%County and local tax money18%School district taxes15%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Decatur City School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes15%

Property tax
15%$24.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$386 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$386 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.2 million
  • School lunches$635 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$289 thousand

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%$123 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$104 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$29.6 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$4.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.7%Sent to other local governments0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$155 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$155 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$6.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$196 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$196 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur City 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 Decatur City 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.