School district · East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Zachary Community School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Zachary Community School District took in $89.3 million and spent $82.7 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes37%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.8%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

14%

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

School district taxes37%

Property tax
23%$20.9 million
Sales tax
14%$12.3 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$4.2 million
  • School lunches$574 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$409 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$475 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$46.4 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$859 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$3.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.8%Sent to other local governments0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$80.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80.6 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$591 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$591 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Zachary Community School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Zachary Community 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.