School district · Richland County, SC

Richland County School District 1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Richland County School District 1 took in $562 million and spent $502 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money42%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money2.6%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.6%

What stands out

51%

of Richland County School District 1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes51%

Property tax
51%$288 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$167 thousand
  • School lunches$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$235 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$14.6 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$21.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$493 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$493 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$9.7 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$44 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$25 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland County School District 1. 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 Richland County School District 1 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.