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Brighton Area School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brighton Area School District took in $155 million and spent $138 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes21%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.6%County and local tax money3.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

4.6%

of Brighton Area School District's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1.5%.

School district taxes21%

Property tax
21%$31.9 million

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$6.2 million
  • School lunches$761 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$109 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$5.2 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments3.5%Interest on debt1.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$131 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$131 million
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$4.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.8 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$2.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brighton Area School District. 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 Brighton Area School District 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.