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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Delmar School District took in $20.9 million and spent $20.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money85%School district taxes13%Fines and other1.2%Fees for services (school lunches)1.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Delmar School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes13%

Property tax
13%$2.7 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$212 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$212 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money85%

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

From the state
85%$17.8 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$36 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$256 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments4.0%Interest on debt<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$20.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$835 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$835 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Delmar 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 Delmar 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.