School district · Houston County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Dothan City School District took in $130 million and spent $125 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%County and local tax money10%School district taxes9.3%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money2.5%Fees for services (school lunches)1.4%

What stands out

10%

of Dothan 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 taxes9.3%

Property tax
9.0%$11.8 million
Other taxes
0.3%$340 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$340 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.6 million
  • School lunches$252 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$3.2 million

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$96.5 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$13.1 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$123 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$123 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$169 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$169 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dothan 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 Dothan 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.