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West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District took in $216 million and spent $254 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes84%State tax money12%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

84%

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

School district taxes84%

Property tax
84%$182 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.7 million
  • School lunches$2.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$570 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$25.9 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments1.6%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$247 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$247 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$4.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$4.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$152 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$3.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Windsor-Plainsboro 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 West Windsor-Plainsboro 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.