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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Phenix City School District took in $109 million and spent $95.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money78%School district taxes12%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Phenix City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes12%

Property tax
12%$13.0 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 services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.5 million
  • School lunches$338 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$73 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%$337 thousand

State tax money78%

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

From the state
78%$85.0 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$5.5 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.0%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$93.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$93.4 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$161 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$161 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Phenix 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 Phenix 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.