School district · Cumberland County, ME

School Administrative District 51's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), School Administrative District 51 took in $49.7 million and spent $52.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes65%State tax money31%Fees for services (school lunches)3.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

65%

of School Administrative District 51's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes65%

Property tax

65%$32.2 million

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services

3.2%$1.6 million

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$1.5 million
Other school charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state

31%$15.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

<0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other

0.8%$377 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$51.4 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$51.4 million

Interest on debt

1.3%$658 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

School Administrative District 51. 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 51 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.