School district · Pickens County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pickens County School District took in $76.5 million and spent $75.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money48%Fees for services (school lunches)2.4%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

School district taxes49%

Property tax
37%$28.0 million
Sales tax
13%$9.7 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School lunches$655 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$36.6 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$81 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$383 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

What stands out

100%

of Pickens County School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$75.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$75.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pickens 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 Pickens 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.