School district · Lee County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lee County School District took in $39.8 million and spent $36.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes16%County and local tax money6.4%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services (school lunches)1.0%

What stands out

6.4%

of Lee County School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes16%

Property tax

15%$6.0 million

Sales tax

0.4%$160 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services

1.0%$412 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$402 thousand
School lunches$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money75%

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

From the state

75%$29.7 million

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

6.4%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other

2.3%$910 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments4.5%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

4.5%

of Lee County School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

93%$34.1 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$34.1 million

Sent to other local governments

4.5%$1.6 million

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

Sent to school districts$1.6 million
Sent to the state government$14 thousand

Interest on debt

2.3%$838 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.