School district · Putnam County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Putnam County School District took in $130 million and spent $141 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes42%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

42%

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

School district taxes42%

Property tax
42%$54.4 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$812 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$801 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$10 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$373 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$67.1 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$7.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments1.0%Interest on debt<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$139 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$139 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$154 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Putnam 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 Putnam 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.