School district · Harrison County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Harrison County School District took in $192 million and spent $187 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes29%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.9%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

66%

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

School district taxes29%

Property tax
28%$53.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$4.5 million
  • School lunches$1.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$676 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$126 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$185 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$185 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison County 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 Harrison County 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.