School district · Athens County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Athens City School District took in $67.1 million and spent $46.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes44%Fines and other28%State tax money22%Federal tax money3.2%County and local tax money1.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.9%

What stands out

28%

of Athens City School District's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes44%

Property tax
36%$24.5 million
Individual income tax
7.5%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.1%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$594 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$279 thousand
  • School lunches$264 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$2.1 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$15.0 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%$691 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
28%$19.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.8%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

5.8%

of Athens City School District's 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
94%$43.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$43.6 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$39 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Athens City 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 Athens City 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.