School district · Jefferson County, AL

Mountain Brook Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Mountain Brook Schools took in $106 million and spent $102 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money33%Fines and other8.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)7.3%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

51%

of Mountain Brook Schools' money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes51%

Property tax

51%$53.4 million

Other taxes

<0.1%$1 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services

7.3%$7.7 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more

Other school charges$5.1 million
School lunches$2.5 million
School tuition and transportation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state

33%$35.2 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.8%$866 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other

8.0%$8.5 million

Fines

<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.3%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$99.3 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$99.3 million

Interest on debt

2.3%$2.3 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$80 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$80 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mountain Brook Schools. 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 Mountain Brook Schools 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.