School district · Dorchester County, SC

Dorchester County School District 2's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dorchester County School District 2 took in $393 million and spent $369 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%School district taxes30%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%

What stands out

64%

of Dorchester County School District 2's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

School district taxes30%

Property tax

30%$116 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services

1.2%$4.6 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more

Other school charges$2.9 million
School lunches$1.7 million
School tuition and transportation$41 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%$164 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state

64%$250 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%$6.0 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other

4.1%$16.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.1%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$361 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$361 million

Interest on debt

2.1%$7.7 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$281 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government

Sent to the state government$281 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dorchester County School District 2. 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 Dorchester County School District 2 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.