School district · Limestone County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Limestone County School District took in $204 million and spent $174 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money78%County and local tax money12%School district taxes5.1%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services (school lunches)2.6%

What stands out

12%

of Limestone 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 taxes5.1%

Property tax
5.1%$10.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$3.7 million
  • School lunches$1.5 million

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%$76 thousand

State tax money78%

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

From the state
78%$158 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$24.0 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$6.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.8%Sent to other local governments0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$173 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$173 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$229 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$229 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Limestone 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 Limestone 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.