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Regional School Unit 19's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Regional School Unit 19 took in $38.3 million and spent $36.7 million.

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%School district taxes33%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.2%Federal tax money0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

33%

of Regional School Unit 19's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes33%

Property tax

33%$12.5 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services

0.2%$86 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more

School lunches$61 thousand
School tuition and transportation$15 thousand
Other school charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

0.1%$49 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state

64%$24.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

<0.1%$31 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other

2.6%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.9%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$35.2 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$35.2 million

Interest on debt

3.9%$1.4 million

Sent to other local governments

0.2%$57 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$57 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Regional School Unit 19. 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 19 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.