School district · Calcasieu Parish, LA

Calcasieu Parish School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Calcasieu Parish School District took in $574 million and spent $580 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes45%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.5%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

33%

of Calcasieu Parish School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes45%

Sales tax
33%$188 million
Property tax
12%$69.5 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$14.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$13.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$368 thousand
  • School lunches$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$4.2 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$275 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$4.9 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$18.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments3.4%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

3.4%

of Calcasieu Parish School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 25,000+ students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$552 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$552 million
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$19.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$19.5 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$8.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calcasieu Parish 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 Calcasieu Parish 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.