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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Paterson Public School District took in $802 million and spent $911 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money89%School district taxes9.1%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

89%

of Paterson Public School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes9.1%

Property tax
9.1%$73.2 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.9 million
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$427 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money89%

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

From the state
89%$715 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%$602 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$10.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.9%Interest on debt0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$883 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$883 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$26.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$25.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$857 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Paterson Public School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Paterson Public 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.