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Columbus Unified School District 493's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Columbus Unified School District 493 took in $16.4 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes19%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money2.2%Fees for services (school lunches)1.1%

What stands out

75%

of Columbus Unified School District 493's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes19%

Property tax

19%$3.1 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services

1.1%$179 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$138 thousand
Other school charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money75%

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

From the state

75%$12.3 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%$363 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other

2.5%$415 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$15.9 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$15.9 million

Interest on debt

2.3%$380 thousand

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$1 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbus Unified School District 493. 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 Columbus Unified School District 493 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.