School district · De Soto Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Desoto Parish School District took in $139 million and spent $117 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes66%State tax money25%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (school lunches)2.5%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Desoto Parish School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes66%

Property tax
40%$55.4 million
Sales tax
26%$35.8 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$3.5 million
  • School lunches$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$224 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$34.1 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%$1.1 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$9.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.8%Sent to other local governments0.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$115 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$115 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$978 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$681 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$681 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Desoto 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 Desoto 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.