School district · Liberty County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Liberty County School District took in $178 million and spent $170 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes23%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money2.5%Fees for services (school lunches)1.4%

What stands out

8.7%

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

School district taxes23%

Property tax

15%$26.4 million

Sales tax

7.9%$14.0 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services

1.4%$2.5 million

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

Other school charges$1.9 million
School lunches$619 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government

8.7%$15.5 million

State tax money62%

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

From the state

62%$110 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%$4.5 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other

2.5%$4.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

What stands out

100%

of Liberty 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

100%$170 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$170 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$70 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$70 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Liberty 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 Liberty 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.