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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Gadsden City School District took in $84.0 million and spent $76.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money81%School district taxes12%County and local tax money3.7%Fees for services (school lunches)1.7%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

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

School district taxes12%

Property tax
12%$10.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • School lunches$404 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%$75 thousand

State tax money81%

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

From the state
81%$67.9 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$3.1 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$75.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$75.3 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$821 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gadsden 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 Gadsden 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.