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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Menands Union Free School District took in $11.8 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes63%State tax money34%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

63%

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

School district taxes63%

Property tax
63%$7.4 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$4.0 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$327 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges83%Sent to other local governments16%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

16%

of Menands Union Free 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
83%$9.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.3 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Menands 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 Menands 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.