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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Perth Amboy School District took in $280 million and spent $456 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money88%School district taxes9.3%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

88%

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

School district taxes9.3%

Property tax
9.3%$26.1 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$727 thousand
  • Other school charges$432 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money88%

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

From the state
88%$246 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$7.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments2.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$445 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$445 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$10.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$10.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy 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.