School district · Lafayette Parish, LA

Lafayette School Board's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lafayette School Board took in $568 million and spent $599 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes44%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

28%

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

School district taxes44%

Sales tax
28%$159 million
Property tax
16%$90.4 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$12.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$11.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$719 thousand
  • School lunches$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$100 thousand

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 money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$2.5 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$29.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments5.6%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

5.6%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$552 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$552 million
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$33.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$33.6 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$14.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lafayette School Board. 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 Lafayette School Board 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.