School district · Columbia County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Columbia County School District took in $458 million and spent $447 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes36%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.7%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

8.5%

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

School district taxes36%

Property tax

28%$126 million

Sales tax

8.5%$39.0 million

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services

4.7%$21.7 million

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

Other school charges$15.5 million
School lunches$6.1 million
School tuition and transportation$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government

0.4%$2.0 million

State tax money52%

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

From the state

52%$238 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.4%$11.0 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other

4.5%$20.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$440 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$440 million

Interest on debt

1.6%$6.9 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$140 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$140 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbia 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 Columbia 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.