School district · St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

St. John Parish School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), St. John Parish School District took in $126 million and spent $113 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes56%State tax money37%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money2.2%Fees for services (school lunches)1.4%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

26%

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

School district taxes56%

Property tax

29%$37.1 million

Sales tax

26%$33.3 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services

1.4%$1.7 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$1.6 million
School lunches$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government

2.2%$2.8 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state

37%$46.4 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.9%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other

2.9%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.1%Sent to other local governments1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

95%$107 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$107 million

Interest on debt

4.1%$4.7 million

Sent to other local governments

1.3%$1.5 million

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

Sent to school districts$1.5 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. John 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 St. John 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.