School district · Colbert County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sheffield City School District took in $20.3 million and spent $18.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%School district taxes9.5%County and local tax money9.4%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.2%

What stands out

9.4%

of Sheffield 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 taxes9.5%

Property tax
9.4%$1.9 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 services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$443 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$363 thousand
  • School lunches$76 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$14.6 million

County and local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.4%$1.9 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Sent to other local governments0.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

100%

of Sheffield City School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$18.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$18.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$35 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$35 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheffield 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 Sheffield 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.