School district · Houston County, AL

Houston County School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Houston County School District took in $102 million and spent $99.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes9.1%County and local tax money8.6%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.8%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

8.6%

of Houston County 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 taxes9.1%

Property tax
9.1%$9.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.6 million
  • School lunches$176 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$526 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$75.7 million

County and local tax money8.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.6%$8.8 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$5.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$96.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$96.9 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$112 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$112 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Houston County 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 Houston County 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.