School district · Metcalfe County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Metcalfe County School District took in $22.1 million and spent $24.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes17%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school lunches)3.2%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

14%

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

School district taxes17%

Property tax
14%$3.1 million
Other taxes
3.1%$687 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$687 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$709 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$645 thousand
  • School lunches$64 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%$85 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$16.3 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$380 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$772 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

4.2%

of Metcalfe County School District's 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
96%$23.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.7 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe 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.