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Saraland City Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Saraland City Schools took in $54.7 million and spent $49.9 million.

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes17%County and local tax money7.8%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.6%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

7.8%

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

School district taxes17%

Property tax

17%$9.5 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 services4.6%

Fees for services

4.6%$2.5 million

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

Other school charges$1.4 million
School lunches$714 thousand
School tuition and transportation$376 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%$68 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state

65%$35.6 million

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

7.8%$4.3 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other

4.9%$2.7 million

Fines

<0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.6%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

4.6%

of Saraland City Schools' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

95%$47.6 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$47.6 million

Interest on debt

4.6%$2.3 million

Sent to other local governments

0.2%$85 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$85 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saraland City Schools. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Saraland City 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.