School district · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Morris School District took in $145 million and spent $172 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes69%State tax money22%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)4.3%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

69%

of Morris School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes69%

Property tax
69%$101 million

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$3.4 million
  • Other school charges$2.2 million
  • School lunches$635 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$31.8 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$4.8 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$167 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$167 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$4.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$4.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$161 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morris 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 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.