School district · Jackson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jackson County School District took in $29.5 million and spent $32.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money83%School district taxes12%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (school lunches)2.1%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

10%

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

School district taxes12%

Property tax
9.9%$2.9 million
Other taxes
2.6%$753 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$753 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$608 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$580 thousand
  • School lunches$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.4%$106 thousand

State tax money83%

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

From the state
83%$24.5 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$659 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$31.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.3 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$840 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.