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Chester Union Free School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chester Union Free School District took in $36.4 million and spent $35.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money43%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

53%

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

School district taxes53%

Property tax
53%$19.3 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$230 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$133 thousand
  • School lunches$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$15.6 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$127 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt1.4%Sent to other local governments1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$34.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.4 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$487 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$452 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to school districts$267 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$185 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chester Union Free 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 Chester Union Free 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.