School district · Decatur County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Decatur County School District took in $79.1 million and spent $109 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes29%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money2.5%Fees for services (school lunches)2.0%

What stands out

8.2%

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

School district taxes29%

Property tax

21%$16.8 million

Sales tax

8.2%$6.5 million

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services

2.0%$1.6 million

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

Other school charges$1.6 million
School lunches$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state

60%$47.6 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.5%$2.0 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other

5.9%$4.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$107 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$107 million

Interest on debt

1.7%$1.8 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$19 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$19 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur 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 Decatur 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.