School district · Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake City School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Salt Lake City School District took in $350 million and spent $366 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money41%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

50%

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

School district taxes50%

Property tax
50%$176 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.3 million
  • School lunches$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$593 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$143 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$6.9 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$16.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

100%

of Salt Lake City School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 96%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$365 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$365 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$693 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City 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.