School district · Dougherty County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dougherty County School District took in $245 million and spent $235 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%School district taxes22%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money3.1%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

7.7%

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

School district taxes22%

Property tax

14%$35.5 million

Sales tax

7.7%$18.9 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services

1.4%$3.3 million

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

Other school charges$2.8 million
School tuition and transportation$290 thousand
School lunches$228 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%$200 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state

69%$169 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.1%$7.6 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other

4.6%$11.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

99%

of Dougherty County School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 96%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$234 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$234 million

Interest on debt

0.6%$1.3 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dougherty 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 Dougherty 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.