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South Plainfield Borough School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), South Plainfield Borough School District took in $83.5 million and spent $102 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes66%State tax money31%Fees for services (school lunches)2.2%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

66%

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

School district taxes66%

Property tax
66%$55.3 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$945 thousand
  • School lunches$873 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$25.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$134 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$481 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments2.9%Interest on debt0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$98.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$98.0 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$2.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$2.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$201 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$684 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Plainfield Borough 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 South Plainfield Borough 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.