School district · Mobile County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Mobile County School District took in $928 million and spent $893 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes17%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)1.3%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Mobile County School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$157 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$12.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$11.2 million
  • School lunches$928 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%$1.2 million

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$695 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$18.7 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$43.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.6%Sent to other local governments0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$878 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$878 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$14.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mobile 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 Mobile 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.