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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Columbia School District took in $24.7 million and spent $23.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes32%County and local tax money5.3%Fees for services (school lunches)4.0%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

5.3%

of Columbia School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes32%

Property tax
32%$7.8 million

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$980 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$926 thousand
  • School lunches$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$583 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$13.9 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$22.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22.4 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$641 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbia 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 Columbia 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.