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Amherst Central School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Amherst Central School District took in $84.5 million and spent $79.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%School district taxes43%County and local tax money6.7%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.5%

What stands out

6.7%

of Amherst Central School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes43%

Property tax
43%$36.5 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$394 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$215 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$144 thousand
  • Other school charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$37.4 million

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$5.7 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$4.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.8%Sent to other local governments0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$77.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$77.2 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$389 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$389 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Amherst Central 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 Amherst Central 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.