School district · Sumter County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sumter County School District took in $74.4 million and spent $66.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%School district taxes25%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%

What stands out

7.6%

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

School district taxes25%

Property tax

17%$13.0 million

Sales tax

7.6%$5.7 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services

1.4%$1.0 million

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

Other school charges$959 thousand
School lunches$62 thousand
School tuition and transportation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money69%

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

From the state

69%$51.1 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%$1.8 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other

2.4%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.2%Sent to other local governments0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$65.3 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$65.3 million

Interest on debt

1.2%$771 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.7%$468 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$468 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sumter 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 Sumter 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.