School district · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Saratoga Springs City School District took in $151 million and spent $168 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes62%State tax money33%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

62%

of Saratoga Springs City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes62%

Property tax
62%$92.9 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$995 thousand
  • Other school charges$94 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$50.1 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%$637 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$5.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$166 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$166 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$73 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs 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.