School district · Cumberland County, ME

School Administrative District 61's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), School Administrative District 61 took in $36.2 million and spent $43.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes69%State tax money24%County and local tax money6.2%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.3%

What stands out

69%

of School Administrative District 61's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes69%

Property tax
69%$25.0 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and school tuition and transportation
  • School lunches$81 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$8.6 million

County and local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.2%$2.2 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$248 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$42.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42.9 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$252 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

School Administrative District 61. 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 61 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.