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Birmingham Public Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Birmingham Public Schools took in $191 million and spent $207 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%School district taxes42%County and local tax money8.2%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)4.9%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

8.2%

of Birmingham Public Schools' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes42%

Property tax
42%$80.1 million

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$6.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.4 million
  • School lunches$584 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$81.2 million

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$15.8 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$5.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt5.5%Sent to other local governments1.0%

What stands out

5.5%

of Birmingham Public Schools' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$193 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$193 million
Interest on debt
5.5%$11.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$2.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Birmingham Public Schools. 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 Birmingham Public Schools 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.