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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Gulf Shores City School District took in $45.4 million and spent $38.6 million.

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%County and local tax money26%School district taxes20%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)4.5%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Gulf Shores City School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes20%

Property tax
20%$9.1 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 services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$339 thousand
  • School lunches$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$76 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$20.7 million

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$12.0 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.8%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$37.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37.9 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$691 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$66 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gulf Shores City School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Gulf Shores 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.