School district · Knox County, ME

School Administrative District 28's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), School Administrative District 28 took in $19.8 million and spent $19.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes85%State tax money9.4%County and local tax money2.3%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.9%

What stands out

85%

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

School district taxes85%

Property tax
85%$16.9 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$178 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$166 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$7 thousand
  • School lunches$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$1.9 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$454 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$383 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.8%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

6.8%

of School Administrative District 28's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$18.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$18.0 million
Interest on debt
6.8%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$40 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

School Administrative District 28. 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 28 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.