School district · Whitley County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Whitley County School District took in $58.4 million and spent $64.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money83%School district taxes11%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money1.2%Fees for services (school lunches)1.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

8.5%

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

School district taxes11%

Property tax
8.5%$5.0 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$628 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$499 thousand
  • School lunches$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$701 thousand

State tax money83%

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

From the state
83%$48.4 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%$39 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$63.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$63.3 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$962 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitley 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 Whitley 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.