School district · Polk County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Polk County School District took in $1.63 billion and spent $1.55 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes27%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.5%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

4.9%

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

School district taxes27%

Property tax

22%$361 million

Sales tax

4.9%$79.3 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 services3.5%

Fees for services

3.5%$57.0 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more

Other school charges$53.3 million
School tuition and transportation$2.8 million
School lunches$868 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%$18.1 million

State tax money62%

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

From the state

62%$1.01 billion

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other

6.4%$105 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$1.54 billion

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$1.54 billion

Interest on debt

0.8%$12.7 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polk 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 Polk 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.