School district · Ben Hill County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ben Hill County School District took in $52.6 million and spent $50.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes20%Fees for services (school lunches)2.1%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

6.1%

of Ben Hill County School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes20%

Property tax

14%$7.3 million

Sales tax

6.1%$3.2 million

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services

2.1%$1.1 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$1.1 million
School lunches$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money75%

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

From the state

75%$39.3 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.7%$901 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other

1.3%$677 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$50.0 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$50.0 million

Interest on debt

1.2%$585 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill 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.