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Regional School Unit (rsu) 89's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Regional School Unit (rsu) 89 took in $6.3 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes29%County and local tax money9.3%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services (school lunches)0.1%

What stands out

9.3%

of Regional School Unit (rsu) 89's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes29%

Property tax
29%$1.9 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$7 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%$3.8 million

County and local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.3%$589 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

What stands out

100%

of Regional School Unit (rsu) 89'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%$6.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.6 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Regional School Unit (rsu) 89. 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 (rsu) 89 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.