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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dover Public School District took in $95.9 million and spent $104 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes20%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money1.9%Fees for services (school lunches)0.9%

What stands out

75%

of Dover Public School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes20%

Property tax
20%$18.9 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$875 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$591 thousand
  • Other school charges$284 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$72.0 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$1.8 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.5%

What stands out

4.5%

of Dover Public School District'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
95%$99.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$99.4 million
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$4.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$4.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$141 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dover Public 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 Dover Public 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.