School district · Kent County, DE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Smyrna School District took in $105 million and spent $106 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money80%School district taxes18%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.1%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

80%

of Smyrna School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes18%

Property tax

18%$18.4 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services

1.1%$1.1 million

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

School lunches$1.1 million
Other school charges$20 thousand
School tuition and transportation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money80%

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

From the state

80%$83.8 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.7%$766 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other

1.0%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.2%Interest on debt0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

97%$103 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$103 million

Sent to other local governments

2.2%$2.3 million

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

Sent to school districts$2.3 million

Interest on debt

0.5%$577 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Smyrna School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Smyrna 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.