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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mahwah Township School District took in $81.2 million and spent $97.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes85%State tax money9.1%Fees for services (school lunches)3.5%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

85%

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

School district taxes85%

Property tax
85%$69.4 million

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.6 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$7.4 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments5.8%

What stands out

5.8%

of Mahwah Township 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
94%$91.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$91.8 million
Sent to other local governments
5.8%$5.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$5.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$80 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mahwah 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 Mahwah 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.