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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Athens School District took in $10.4 million and spent $7.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes28%County and local tax money8.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)4.3%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

8.4%

of Athens School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes28%

Property tax
28%$2.9 million

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$445 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$262 thousand
  • School lunches$118 thousand
  • Other school charges$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$5.9 million

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$874 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$211 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges87%Sent to other local governments13%

What stands out

13%

of Athens School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
87%$6.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.9 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to the state government and 1 more
  • Sent to school districts$684 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$188 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$133 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Athens 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 Athens 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.