School district · Highlands County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Highlands County School District took in $179 million and spent $178 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%School district taxes31%Fees for services (school lunches)3.4%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

5.2%

of Highlands County School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes31%

Property tax
26%$46.1 million
Sales tax
5.2%$9.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$5.7 million
  • School lunches$320 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$93 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$114 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$176 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$176 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Highlands County 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 Highlands County 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.