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Atlanta Public Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Atlanta Public Schools took in $1.46 billion and spent $1.46 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes66%State tax money27%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Atlanta Public Schools' money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes66%

Property tax
56%$816 million
Sales tax
10%$149 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$6.7 million
  • School lunches$1.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$4.2 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$391 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$56.8 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$34.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$1.45 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.45 billion
Interest on debt
0.3%$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Atlanta Public Schools. 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 Atlanta Public Schools 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.