School district · Decatur County, IN

Decatur County Community Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Decatur County Community Schools took in $26.7 million and spent $29.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%School district taxes26%Fees for services (school lunches)4.9%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

4.9%

of Decatur County Community Schools' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.8%.

School district taxes26%

Property tax
26%$7.0 million

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$1.3 million
  • Other school charges$41 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%$4 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$16.8 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$789 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$810 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Interest on debt9.0%Sent to other local governments0.8%

What stands out

9%

of Decatur County Community Schools' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$26.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$26.3 million
Interest on debt
9.0%$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$221 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$221 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur County Community Schools. 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 Decatur County Community Schools 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.