School district · Walton County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Walton County School District took in $243 million and spent $223 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes40%County and local tax money3.3%Fees for services (school lunches)3.0%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

8.4%

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

School district taxes40%

Property tax
31%$75.9 million
Sales tax
8.4%$20.3 million

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$5.0 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%$4 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$126 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$7.9 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$5.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments1.0%Interest on debt0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$220 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$220 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$2.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.1 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$748 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walton 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 Walton 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.