School district · Powell County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Powell County School District took in $27.8 million and spent $32.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes20%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.3%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

17%

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

School district taxes20%

Property tax
17%$4.8 million
Other taxes
2.5%$706 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$706 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School lunches$101 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$435 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$19.4 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$32.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$32.4 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$299 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Powell 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 Powell 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.