School district · Dutchess County, NY

Wappinger Central School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wappinger Central School District took in $311 million and spent $306 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes56%State tax money40%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

56%

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

School district taxes56%

Property tax
56%$175 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and school tuition and transportation
  • School lunches$2.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$644 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$124 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%$307 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$9.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt0.9%Sent to other local governments0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$301 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$301 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$2.4 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$2.2 million
  • Sent to school districts$165 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wappinger Central 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 Wappinger Central 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.