School district · Wayne County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wayne County School District took in $89.5 million and spent $100 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes26%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.1%Fees for services (school lunches)<0.1%

What stands out

70%

of Wayne County School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes26%

Property tax
26%$23.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$471 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$471 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$61 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%$243 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$62.8 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%$100 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

100%

of Wayne 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%$100 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$100 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$301 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$37 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$33 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.