School district · St Clair County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Pell City School District took in $65.6 million and spent $70.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%School district taxes13%County and local tax money9.0%Fees for services (school lunches)3.1%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

9%

of Pell City School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes13%

Property tax
13%$8.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$648 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%$86 thousand

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$47.3 million

County and local tax money9.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.0%$5.9 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.4%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$69.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$69.0 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$70 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pell 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 Pell 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.