School district · Franklin County, OH

Plain Local School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Plain Local School District took in $99.3 million and spent $85.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes70%State tax money16%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)6.1%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money4.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

70%

of Plain Local School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes70%

Property tax
70%$69.3 million

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.0 million
  • School lunches$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$70 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$15.7 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$4.1 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$4.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.5%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$83.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$83.5 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$213 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$208 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plain Local 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 Plain Local 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.