| Sources of Revenue
Local Sources...................................$313,294,754
Includes property taxes,
real estate transfers, alcoholic beverage taxes, misc. fees
State Sources....................................$330,446,441
Federal Sources...................................$1,283,934
TOTAL REVENUE...............................$645,025,129 |
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Where the Money Goes
Instruction...................................................$466,795,310
Maintenance & Operations.............................$42,747,244
School
Administration....................................$35,305,679
Student
Transportation...................................$31,044,422
Instructional Staff
Services.............................$22,274,028
Pupil Support
Services...................................$11,066,975
Central Support
Services................................$11,008,500
Debt
Service...................................................$4,859,554
Support Services—Business............................$4,146,110
General
Administration.....................................$3,973,111
Transfers........................................................$3,671,873
Capital
Projects.................................................$176,158
Food
Services.............................................................$0
Community
Services............................................$38,092
TOTAL EXPENDITURES.............................$637,107,056 |
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How Cobb County compares to state averages in spending |
| COST
PER CHILD |
Cobb
County |
Georgia |
%
Above or Below
State Average |
Instruction
Includes teachers’ salaries, media, pupil services,
instructional support, etc. |
$4,843 |
$4,685 |
+3.37% |
| General
Administration |
91 |
180 |
-49.44% |
| School
Administration |
310 |
396 |
-21.72% |
| Transportation |
289 |
295 |
-2.15% |
| Maintenance and
Operations |
440 |
523 |
-15.87% |
| Other
(Capital Projects, Debt Service) |
41 |
51 |
-19.61% |
|
TOTAL |
$6,014 |
$6,130 |
-1.89% |
Source: Cobb County School District, Financial Services Division
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Low Taxes + High Test Results = Value |
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2003 School
Property
Tax on Home
Assessed at $100,000 |
2002 SAT
District Averages |
| Clayton |
$537.48 |
904 |
| Atlanta |
546.14 |
855 |
| Rockdale |
593.00 |
1008 |
| COBB |
606.00 |
1032 |
| Henry |
616.10 |
982 |
| DeKalb |
659.40 |
914 |
| Cherokee |
696.15 |
1030 |
| Fulton |
713.88 |
1039 |
| Gwinnett |
737.52 |
1033 |
| Douglas |
743.70 |
969 |
Source: Cobb County School District, Financial Services Division
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QBE Mandated Local Fair Share |
The state of Georgia’s
Quality Basic Education formula determines an amount that school
districts with large tax bases — such as Cobb County — must leave with
the state as its Local Fair Share contribution.
That money is used to help
support school districts, typically rural, that have much smaller tax
bases. In 2002, Cobb County’s Local Fair Share was approximately $81.4
million.
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