School district · Charleston County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Charleston County School District took in $1.33 billion and spent $1.20 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes56%State tax money36%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.9%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

12%

of Charleston County School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes56%

Property tax
44%$591 million
Sales tax
12%$161 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$25.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$21.0 million
  • School lunches$3.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$700 thousand

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%$112 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$474 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$19.8 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$62.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments1.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$1.16 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.16 billion
Interest on debt
1.9%$22.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$19.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$18.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$752 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Charleston 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 Charleston 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.