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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Seaford School District took in $71.9 million and spent $70.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money85%School district taxes13%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Seaford 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%$9.3 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services

0.5%$352 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$235 thousand
Other school charges$117 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%$60.9 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%$167 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other

1.6%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments0.8%Interest on debt0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$69.8 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$69.8 million

Sent to other local governments

0.8%$597 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$597 thousand

Interest on debt

0.2%$162 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seaford 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 Seaford 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.