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Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District took in $24.6 million and spent $23.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%School district taxes45%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money0.6%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

45%

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

School district taxes45%

Property tax
45%$11.1 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$38 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$12.4 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$152 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$875 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments4.1%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

93%

of Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$22.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$980 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to school districts$755 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$225 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$732 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waterford-Halfmoon 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 Waterford-Halfmoon 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.