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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Meadow Union Free School District took in $256 million and spent $258 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes55%State tax money38%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

55%

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

School district taxes55%

Property tax
55%$141 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$741 thousand
  • Other school charges$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.7%$9.6 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$98.5 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%$193 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$4.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.9%Interest on debt0.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$251 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$251 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$4.8 million
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$3.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.8 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Meadow 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 East Meadow 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.