School district · Jefferson County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jefferson County Board of Education took in $592 million and spent $521 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes22%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.0%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

70%

of Jefferson County Board of Education's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$130 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$9.6 million
  • School lunches$2.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$186 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%$44 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$414 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$9.0 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$26.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.5%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$512 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$512 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$7.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$980 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$980 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.