School district · Lee County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lee County School District took in $1.73 billion and spent $1.57 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money36%Fines and other10%Federal tax money1.1%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.0%

What stands out

7.2%

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

School district taxes52%

Property tax
44%$767 million
Sales tax
7.2%$125 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$17.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$11.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$5.0 million
  • School lunches$970 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$18.6 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$620 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$52 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$178 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$1.55 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.55 billion
Interest on debt
1.3%$20.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.