School district · Lee County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lee County School District took in $85.2 million and spent $78.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes28%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.6%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Lee 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 taxes28%

Property tax
28%$23.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$348 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$348 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.3 million
  • School lunches$840 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$276 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$57.5 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$77.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$77.9 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$932 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.