School district · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Watertown City School District took in $105 million and spent $89.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%School district taxes17%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.2%Fees for services (school lunches)<0.1%

What stands out

79%

of Watertown City School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes17%

Property tax
16%$16.5 million
Other taxes
1.3%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$86 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$55 thousand
  • Other school charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$517 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$82.3 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$180 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.8%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$89.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$89.1 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$709 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$85 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Watertown 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 Watertown 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.