School district · Jackson County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jackson County School District took in $89.4 million and spent $83.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%County and local tax money13%School district taxes7.6%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

13%

of Jackson 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 taxes7.6%

Property tax
7.6%$6.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.2 million
  • School lunches$260 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$122 thousand

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$64.0 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$11.6 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$4.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$82.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$82.2 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$805 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$104 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.