School district · Marion County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marion County School District took in $668 million and spent $652 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes32%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

62%

of Marion County School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

School district taxes32%

Property tax
32%$215 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$642 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$642 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$12.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$8.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$3.0 million
  • School lunches$770 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$1.5 million

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$417 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%$18 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$21.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$649 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$649 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$2.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion 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 Marion 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.