School district · Kanawha County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kanawha County School District took in $401 million and spent $412 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes35%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

35%

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

School district taxes35%

Property tax
35%$139 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$587 thousand
  • School lunches$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$5.5 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$239 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$507 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$12.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

What stands out

100%

of Kanawha County 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%$411 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$411 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$193 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$152 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kanawha 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 Kanawha 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.