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Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 took in $28.1 million and spent $26.2 million.

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Where it comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money48%County and local tax money1.2%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)<0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes50%

Property tax

50%$14.0 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services

<0.1%$17 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and school tuition and transportation

School lunches$16 thousand
School tuition and transportation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state

48%$13.5 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.2%$348 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other

1.0%$274 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments9.2%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

9.2%

of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12'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

89%$23.4 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$23.4 million

Sent to other local governments

9.2%$2.4 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$2.4 million

Interest on debt

1.5%$391 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 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.