School district · Effingham County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Effingham County School District took in $220 million and spent $255 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes29%Fees for services (school lunches)3.8%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other0.8%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

8.4%

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

School district taxes29%

Property tax

21%$45.5 million

Sales tax

8.4%$18.5 million

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services

3.8%$8.4 million

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

Other school charges$6.0 million
School lunches$2.3 million

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%$169 thousand

State tax money62%

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

From the state

62%$137 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.8%$8.3 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other

0.8%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$253 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$253 million

Interest on debt

0.7%$1.8 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Effingham 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 Effingham 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.