School district · Mercer County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lawrence Township School District took in $94.9 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes81%State tax money15%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

81%

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

School district taxes81%

Property tax
81%$76.8 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$774 thousand
  • Other school charges$577 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$14.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$82 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments3.8%Interest on debt0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$105 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$105 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$4.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$4.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$82 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$786 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence Township 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 Lawrence Township 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.