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Sussex Wantage Regional School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sussex Wantage Regional School District took in $27.7 million and spent $35.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money33%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.9%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

64%

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

School district taxes64%

Property tax
64%$17.7 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$516 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$260 thousand
  • Other school charges$246 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$9.1 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%$64 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$292 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$34.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$585 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$584 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sussex Wantage Regional 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 Sussex Wantage Regional 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.