School district · Etowah County, AL

Etowah County Board of Education's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Etowah County Board of Education took in $126 million and spent $114 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money81%School district taxes9.2%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money3.1%Fees for services (school lunches)2.8%

What stands out

9.2%

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

School district taxes9.2%

Property tax
9.2%$11.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$3.2 million
  • School lunches$295 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money81%

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

From the state
81%$103 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$3.9 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$4.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$112 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$112 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$130 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Etowah County Board of Education. 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 Etowah County Board of Education 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.