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Columbus Public Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Columbus Public Schools took in $11.0 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%School district taxes37%County and local tax money13%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.2%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Columbus Public Schools' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes37%

Property tax
37%$4.1 million

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$567 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$342 thousand
  • School lunches$216 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$9 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%$38 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$4.4 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$458 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt5.2%Sent to other local governments1.6%

What stands out

5.2%

of Columbus Public Schools' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$10.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.6 million
Interest on debt
5.2%$594 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$180 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$180 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbus Public Schools. 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 Columbus Public Schools 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.