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Lackawanna City School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lackawanna City School District took in $84.3 million and spent $98.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money81%School district taxes11%County and local tax money4.7%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

10%

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

School district taxes11%

Property tax
9.8%$8.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$780 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$780 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$152 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$100 thousand
  • School lunches$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money81%

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

From the state
81%$68.4 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$3.9 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges73%Sent to other local governments27%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

27%

of Lackawanna City School District'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
73%$71.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$71.6 million
Sent to other local governments
27%$26.0 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$25.8 million
  • Sent to school districts$253 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$431 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lackawanna City 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 Lackawanna City 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.