School district · York County, ME

Regional School Unit 21's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Regional School Unit 21 took in $55.3 million and spent $54.6 million.

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Where it comes from

School district taxes85%State tax money14%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

85%

of Regional School Unit 21's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes85%

Property tax

85%$47.1 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services

0.2%$138 thousand

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

School lunches$110 thousand
School tuition and transportation$25 thousand
Other school charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state

14%$7.5 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 other0.9%

Interest, rents and other

0.9%$485 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.3%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

97%$53.2 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$53.2 million

Interest on debt

2.3%$1.2 million

Sent to other local governments

0.2%$121 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$121 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Regional School Unit 21. 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 21 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.