School district · Nassau County, NY

West Hempstead Union Free School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Hempstead Union Free School District took in $77.3 million and spent $75.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes60%State tax money34%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money1.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

60%

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

School district taxes60%

Property tax

60%$46.2 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services

0.4%$288 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$168 thousand
School lunches$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state

34%$26.2 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.3%$1.0 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other

4.7%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.7%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$74.4 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$74.4 million

Interest on debt

1.7%$1.3 million

Sent to other local governments

0.2%$164 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$164 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Hempstead 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 West Hempstead 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.