School district · Darlington County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Darlington County School District took in $192 million and spent $179 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes29%Fines and other9.4%County and local tax money2.4%Fees for services (school lunches)1.3%

What stands out

9.4%

of Darlington County School District's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 3.7%.

School district taxes29%

Property tax
29%$55.3 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$2.4 million
  • School lunches$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$112 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$4.6 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$18.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.3%Interest on debt1.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$173 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$173 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$4.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$3.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$168 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Darlington 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 Darlington 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.