Pinellas County Schools 2024-2025 Approved Budget

  • The Pinellas County School Board reviewed the district's tentative annual budget at 6:30 p.m. on July 30, 2024 at the First Public Hearing on Budget. The Second and final Public Hearing was held on September 10, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Hall at the School Administration Building.  
     

    The School Board was asked to approve a total property tax rate of 5.822 mills, which amounts to about $5.82 for each $1,000 of assessed property value. This rate is lower than the rate levied for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The property tax rate also includes the local referendum, a one-half mill tax that Pinellas County taxpayers voted to renew in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020, all by large margins. For information about the local referendum, visit our special Referendum website.

     

    General Operating Fund 

    A crucial portion of the budget, about 62 percent, is the Operating fund. This fund is the primary budget for the day-to-day operations of the school district. The main source of revenue for the approximate $1 billion is the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP), which gleans much of its state revenue from sales taxes and much of its local revenue from property taxes.

     

    Capital Projects

    Capital Outlay funds are used for major construction, renovations and remodeling projects as well as certain types of major equipment purchases. Among other capital fund appropriations, the district is allocating $27 million for renovations and new classrooms.

     

    District Strategic Plan

    The 2024-2025 budget aligns with the District Strategic Plan.

     

    Important Dates: July 30, 2024 - First Public Hearing on the 2024-2025 Budget and Millage Rates

    September 10, 2024: Second Public Hearing on the 2024-2025 Budget and Millage Rates