School district · Preston County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Preston County School District took in $58.1 million and spent $56.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes33%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services (school lunches)1.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Preston County School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes33%

Property tax
33%$19.1 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$890 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$862 thousand
  • School lunches$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$258 thousand

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$35.7 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.3%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$56.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$56.4 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$183 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$31 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Preston 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 Preston 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.