School district · Niagara County, NY

Niagara Falls City School's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Niagara Falls City School took in $223 million and spent $218 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money87%School district taxes11%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

87%

of Niagara Falls City School's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes11%

Property tax
9.9%$22.1 million
Other taxes
1.0%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$305 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$272 thousand
  • Other school charges$27 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$275 thousand

State tax money87%

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

From the state
87%$193 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%$61 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$4.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.4%Sent to other local governments0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$214 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$214 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$3.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.0 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$845 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$197 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Niagara Falls City 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 Niagara Falls City 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.