School district · Kennebec County, ME

Regional School Unit 38's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Regional School Unit 38 took in $22.6 million and spent $23.9 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes63%State tax money30%County and local tax money3.3%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.7%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

63%

of Regional School Unit 38's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes63%

Property tax
63%$14.3 million

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$388 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$335 thousand
  • School lunches$44 thousand
  • Other school charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$6.9 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$747 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$327 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$23.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.8 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Regional School Unit 38. 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 38 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.