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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Merrick Union Free School District took in $60.2 million and spent $63.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes71%State tax money24%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money0.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

71%

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

School district taxes71%

Property tax
71%$42.5 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$139 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation and school lunches
  • School tuition and transportation$132 thousand
  • School lunches$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$14.2 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$216 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$3.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments9.7%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

10%

of Merrick 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
89%$56.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$56.6 million
Sent to other local governments
9.7%$6.2 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$6.1 million
  • Sent to school districts$57 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$492 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Merrick 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 Merrick 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.