School district · Jefferson County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson County School District took in $121 million and spent $161 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money42%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Jefferson County 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%$60.9 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$317 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$251 thousand
  • Other school charges$59 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$7 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%$50.9 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$27 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$8.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.6%Interest on debt0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$157 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$157 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$2.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$2.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$866 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.