School district · Columbia County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Germantown Central School took in $17.9 million and spent $19.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes55%State tax money39%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money0.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.2%

What stands out

55%

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

School district taxes55%

Property tax
55%$9.9 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$34 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$1 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$37 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$7.0 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$925 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges86%Sent to other local governments11%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

11%

of Germantown Central School's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
86%$16.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16.9 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$2.1 million
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$2.1 million
  • Sent to school districts$30 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$519 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Germantown Central School. 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 Germantown Central School 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.