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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Madison Metropolitan School District took in $609 million and spent $641 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money43%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%

What stands out

50%

of Madison Metropolitan School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes50%

Property tax
50%$304 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$8.4 million
  • School lunches$1.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$119 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$259 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$19.3 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$16.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.1%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

4.1%

of Madison Metropolitan School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 25,000+ students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$606 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$606 million
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$26.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to the state government and 1 more
  • Sent to school districts$13.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$12.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$498 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$8.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison Metropolitan 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 Madison Metropolitan 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.