School district · Penobscot County, ME

School Administrative District 23's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), School Administrative District 23 took in $12.3 million and spent $13.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%School district taxes38%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)<0.1%

What stands out

38%

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

School district taxes38%

Property tax
38%$4.7 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation and school lunches
  • School tuition and transportation$11 thousand
  • School lunches$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$7.5 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges77%Sent to other local governments22%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

22%

of School Administrative District 23's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
77%$10.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.0 million
Sent to other local governments
22%$2.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.9 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$143 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

School Administrative District 23. 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 School Administrative District 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.