School district · Wheeler County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wheeler County School District took in $19.9 million and spent $17.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%School district taxes15%Fees for services (school lunches)2.6%County and local tax money2.2%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

12%

of Wheeler County School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes15%

Property tax
12%$2.4 million
Sales tax
2.6%$508 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$511 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$469 thousand
  • School lunches$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$15.7 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$439 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$347 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$16.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16.9 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$343 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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.