School district · Waldo County, ME

Regional School Unit 20's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Regional School Unit 20 took in $10.2 million and spent $12.3 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes66%State tax money34%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

66%

of Regional School Unit 20's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes66%

Property tax
66%$6.7 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and school tuition and transportation
  • School lunches$2 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$3.5 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$12.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.1 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$193 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Regional School Unit 20. 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 20 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.