School district · Essex County, NJ

West Orange Town School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Orange Town School District took in $213 million and spent $251 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes73%State tax money25%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

73%

of West Orange Town School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes73%

Property tax

73%$157 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services

1.4%$3.0 million

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

School lunches$2.1 million
Other school charges$859 thousand
School tuition and transportation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state

25%$52.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

<0.1%$205 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other

0.6%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments3.9%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

3.9%

of West Orange Town School District's 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

96%$241 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$241 million

Sent to other local governments

3.9%$9.8 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$119 thousand

Interest on debt

<0.1%$161 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Orange Town 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 Orange Town 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.