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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Garwood Borough School District took in $11.5 million and spent $12.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes84%State tax money13%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)1.0%

What stands out

84%

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

School district taxes84%

Property tax
84%$9.6 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$95 thousand
  • Other school charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$224 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges73%Sent to other local governments25%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

25%

of Garwood Borough 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
73%$9.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.2 million
Sent to other local governments
25%$3.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$3.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$30 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$198 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garwood Borough 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 Garwood Borough 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.