School district · Union County, NJ

Township of Union Public Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Township of Union Public Schools took in $179 million and spent $208 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes58%State tax money40%Fees for services (school lunches)1.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

58%

of Township of Union Public Schools' money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes58%

Property tax
58%$103 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$1.7 million
  • Other school charges$698 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$71.0 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments7.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

7.9%

of Township of Union Public Schools' spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$190 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$190 million
Sent to other local governments
7.9%$16.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$16.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$193 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$909 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Township of Union Public Schools. 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 Township of Union Public Schools 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.