School district · Lowndes County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lowndes County School District took in $84.0 million and spent $76.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes36%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.2%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

4.3%

of Lowndes County School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$30.2 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.2 million
  • School lunches$498 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$977 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$44.8 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$3.6 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$75.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$75.1 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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.