School district · Fairfield County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fairfield County School District took in $62.9 million and spent $57.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money48%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

50%

of Fairfield County School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes50%

Property tax
50%$31.2 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$342 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$315 thousand
  • School lunches$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$30.3 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$233 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$827 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.4%Interest on debt0.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$56.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$56.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$795 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$769 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$352 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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.