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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Satsuma City School District took in $26.3 million and spent $25.3 million.

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes14%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)6.3%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Satsuma City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes14%

Property tax

14%$3.6 million

Other taxes

<0.1%$2 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services

6.3%$1.7 million

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

Other school charges$973 thousand
School lunches$347 thousand
School tuition and transportation$340 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

0.4%$105 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state

74%$19.3 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.4%$363 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other

4.8%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.0%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$25.0 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$25.0 million

Interest on debt

1.0%$254 thousand

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$13 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$13 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Satsuma City School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Satsuma 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.