School district · Nelson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Nelson County School District took in $64.9 million and spent $71.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money40%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)4.3%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

48%

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

School district taxes52%

Property tax
48%$31.1 million
Other taxes
3.5%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$236 thousand
  • School lunches$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$296 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$26.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$45 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$70.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$70.4 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nelson 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 Nelson 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.