School district · Columbia County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chatham Central School District took in $37.7 million and spent $34.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes62%State tax money31%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.7%

What stands out

62%

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

School district taxes62%

Property tax
62%$23.4 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$267 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$139 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$96 thousand
  • Other school charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$11.8 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments0.6%Interest on debt0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$34.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$191 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to school districts
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$100 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$91 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$158 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chatham 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 Chatham 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.