School district · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Morris Plains School District took in $22.4 million and spent $28.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes85%State tax money11%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (school lunches)1.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

85%

of Morris Plains 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%$19.1 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$269 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$145 thousand
  • Other school charges$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.4 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$156 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$427 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges80%Sent to other local governments18%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

18%

of Morris Plains 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
80%$22.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22.6 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$5.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$5.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$57 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$435 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morris Plains 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 Morris Plains 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.