School district · York County, ME

Regional School Unit 23's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Regional School Unit 23 took in $18.5 million and spent $19.2 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes75%State tax money21%County and local tax money1.7%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.5%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

75%

of Regional School Unit 23's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes75%

Property tax
75%$13.9 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$276 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$159 thousand
  • School lunches$85 thousand
  • Other school charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$4.0 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$317 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

100%

of Regional School Unit 23'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%$19.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Regional School Unit 23. 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 23 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.