School district · Jefferson Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson Parish School District took in $1.05 billion and spent $863 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes38%Fines and other3.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.2%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

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

School district taxes38%

Sales tax

25%$262 million

Property tax

13%$132 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services

1.2%$13.0 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more

Other school charges$9.6 million
School tuition and transportation$3.2 million
School lunches$239 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%$2.2 million

State tax money57%

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

From the state

57%$594 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.6%$6.4 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other

3.9%$41.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.3%Interest on debt0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

97%$835 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$835 million

Sent to other local governments

2.3%$19.4 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$19.4 million

Interest on debt

0.9%$7.9 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.