School district · DeKalb County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dekalb County School District took in $1.98 billion and spent $1.72 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money42%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.7%

What stands out

8.1%

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

School district taxes51%

Property tax

43%$849 million

Sales tax

8.1%$160 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services

0.7%$14.8 million

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

Other school charges$11.9 million
School tuition and transportation$2.1 million
School lunches$820 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$543 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state

42%$829 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.0%$40.6 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other

4.3%$84.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

100%$1.72 billion

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$1.72 billion

Interest on debt

<0.1%$428 thousand

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$18 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$18 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dekalb 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 Dekalb 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.