School district · Madison County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Madison City School District took in $230 million and spent $187 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes24%County and local tax money12%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Madison City 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 taxes24%

Property tax
24%$54.5 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 services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$7.2 million
  • School lunches$2.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$732 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$122 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$28.4 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$15.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.8%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$178 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$178 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$9.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$296 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$296 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison City 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 Madison 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.