School district · Cape May County, NJ

Upper Township School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Upper Township School District took in $36.1 million and spent $42.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes76%State tax money19%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)1.9%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

76%

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

School district taxes76%

Property tax
76%$27.6 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$691 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$442 thousand
  • School lunches$249 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$6.8 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$720 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$383 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges77%Sent to other local governments23%

What stands out

23%

of Upper Township School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
77%$32.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$32.4 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$9.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$9.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Township 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 Upper Township 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.