School district · Hillsborough County, NH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bedford School District took in $84.9 million and spent $85.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes68%State tax money27%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.0%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

68%

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

School district taxes68%

Property tax
68%$57.5 million

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$848 thousand
  • Other school charges$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$23.2 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$790 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$923 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.2%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$84.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$84.2 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$130 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bedford 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 Bedford 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.