School district · Madison County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Madison County School District took in $321 million and spent $256 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%County and local tax money14%School district taxes13%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.8%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Madison 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 taxes13%

Property tax
13%$41.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$7.5 million
  • School lunches$4.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$790 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$210 million

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$44.5 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$11.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$251 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$251 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$4.9 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$256 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$256 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison 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 Madison 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.