School district · Androscoggin County, ME

Regional School Unit 04's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Regional School Unit 04 took in $24.0 million and spent $25.7 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes41%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%County and local tax money0.5%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

41%

of Regional School Unit 04's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes41%

Property tax
41%$9.9 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$154 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$139 thousand
  • School lunches$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$13.7 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$124 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Sent to other local governments0.2%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

100%

of Regional School Unit 04's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$25.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$64 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$64 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Regional School Unit 04. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Regional School Unit 04 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.