School district · Jefferson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson County School District took in $1.55 billion and spent $1.98 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes62%State tax money34%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%Federal tax money0.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Jefferson County School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes62%

Property tax
48%$739 million
Individual income tax
14%$213 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$22.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$20.6 million
  • School lunches$1.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$139 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%$5.9 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$520 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$3.6 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$42.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$1.96 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.96 billion
Interest on debt
1.3%$25.9 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$478 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$463 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.