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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sylacauga City School District took in $31.9 million and spent $30.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%County and local tax money9.8%School district taxes7.6%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.2%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

10%

of Sylacauga 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 taxes7.6%

Property tax

7.6%$2.4 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 services3.2%

Fees for services

3.2%$1.0 million

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

Other school charges$800 thousand
School tuition and transportation$146 thousand
School lunches$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money76%

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

From the state

76%$24.4 million

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

9.8%$3.1 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other

3.0%$947 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments0.4%Interest on debt0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$30.6 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$30.6 million

Sent to other local governments

0.4%$128 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$128 thousand

Interest on debt

0.2%$58 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sylacauga 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 Sylacauga 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.