School district · Morris County, NJ

West Morris High School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Morris High School District took in $60.7 million and spent $69.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes85%State tax money9.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.8%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

85%

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

School district taxes85%

Property tax

85%$51.7 million

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services

2.8%$1.7 million

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more

School lunches$1.0 million
Other school charges$583 thousand
School tuition and transportation$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state

9.7%$5.9 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%$126 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other

2.1%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments8.0%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

of West Morris High 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

92%$63.5 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$63.5 million

Sent to other local governments

8.0%$5.5 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$5.5 million

Interest on debt

<0.1%$64 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Morris High 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 West Morris High 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.