School district · Whitfield County, GA

Dalton Independent School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dalton Independent School District took in $131 million and spent $130 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes37%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.2%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

7.9%

of Dalton Independent School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes37%

Property tax

29%$38.2 million

Sales tax

7.9%$10.4 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services

2.2%$2.9 million

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

Other school charges$1.9 million
School lunches$548 thousand
School tuition and transportation$421 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state

57%$73.9 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.3%$1.7 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other

2.9%$3.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$127 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$127 million

Interest on debt

2.0%$2.6 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$42 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$42 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dalton Independent 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 Dalton Independent 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.