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Valdosta Independent School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Valdosta Independent School District took in $137 million and spent $135 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%School district taxes30%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.7%Fees for services (school lunches)1.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

School district taxes30%

Property tax

19%$26.7 million

Sales tax

10%$14.1 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services

1.6%$2.2 million

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

Other school charges$1.8 million
School lunches$416 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%$84 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state

64%$87.5 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.7%$2.3 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other

3.0%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$133 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$133 million

Interest on debt

1.5%$2.0 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Valdosta Independent 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 Valdosta Independent 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.