School district · Richland County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Richland County School District 2 took in $529 million and spent $546 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes35%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.7%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

School district taxes35%

Property tax
35%$185 million

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$14.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$13.1 million
  • School lunches$972 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$287 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%$407 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$297 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$7.3 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$25.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$371 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt4.0%Sent to other local governments0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$522 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$522 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$21.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$2.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$2.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$173 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland 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 Richland 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.