School district · Franklin County, ME

Regional School Unit 78's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Regional School Unit 78 took in $5.9 million and spent $5.6 million.

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Where it comes from

School district taxes81%State tax money11%County and local tax money7.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

81%

of Regional School Unit 78's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes81%

Property tax

81%$4.7 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services

<0.1%$2 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches

School lunches$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$636 thousand

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

7.2%$419 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$5.5 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$5.5 million

Interest on debt

1.3%$70 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.2%$10 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$10 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Regional School Unit 78. 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 78 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.