School district · Ouachita Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ouachita Parish School District took in $306 million and spent $306 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes34%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.2%County and local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

21%

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

School district taxes34%

Sales tax
21%$63.4 million
Property tax
13%$39.4 million

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$9.5 million
  • School lunches$248 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$333 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$177 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$990 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$14.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.7%Sent to other local governments0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$300 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$300 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$5.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ouachita 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 Ouachita 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.