School district · Penobscot County, ME

Regional School Unit 22's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Regional School Unit 22 took in $38.2 million and spent $39.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes37%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.6%

What stands out

37%

of Regional School Unit 22's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes37%

Property tax

37%$14.1 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services

0.6%$217 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more

School lunches$127 thousand
Other school charges$71 thousand
School tuition and transportation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state

60%$23.0 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.5%$588 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other

0.7%$256 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.4%Sent to other local governments0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$38.7 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$38.7 million

Interest on debt

1.4%$571 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.4%$172 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$172 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Regional School Unit 22. 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 Regional School Unit 22 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.