School district · Harrison County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gulfport School District took in $97.0 million and spent $87.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes30%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.6%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

65%

of Gulfport School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes30%

Property tax
27%$26.6 million
Other taxes
2.4%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$360 thousand
  • School lunches$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$177 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$62.8 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%$996 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$86.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$86.8 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$699 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gulfport 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 Gulfport 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.