School district · Orangeburg County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Orangeburg County School District took in $225 million and spent $252 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes28%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money2.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.6%

What stands out

65%

of Orangeburg County School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes28%

Property tax
28%$62.8 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.2 million
  • School lunches$179 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$147 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$5.1 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$9.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$249 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$249 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$3.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$240 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$240 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orangeburg County School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Orangeburg 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.