School district · Union County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Westfield Town School District took in $136 million and spent $158 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes85%State tax money11%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.9%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

85%

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

School district taxes85%

Property tax
85%$115 million

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.9 million
  • School lunches$1.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$14.4 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%$100 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments3.4%Interest on debt0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$152 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$152 million
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$5.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$5.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$48 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$352 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Westfield 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 Westfield 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.