School district · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

East Baton Rouge School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Baton Rouge School District took in $900 million and spent $855 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money43%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

26%

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

School district taxes49%

Sales tax
26%$231 million
Property tax
23%$210 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$12.6 million
  • School lunches$1.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$315 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$3.8 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$385 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$13.1 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$42.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments7.0%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

7%

of East Baton Rouge 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
93%$792 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$792 million
Sent to other local governments
7.0%$60.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$60.2 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$3.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge 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.