School district · Jefferson County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tarrant City School District took in $23.2 million and spent $21.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money80%School district taxes15%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

80%

of Tarrant City School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes15%

Property tax
15%$3.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$274 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$178 thousand
  • School lunches$95 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$1 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%$29 thousand

State tax money80%

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

From the state
80%$18.7 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$420 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$308 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.1%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$21.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.7 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$233 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tarrant 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 Tarrant 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.