School district · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Seneca Central School District took in $166 million and spent $178 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes37%County and local tax money6.1%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

6.1%

of West Seneca Central School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes37%

Property tax
37%$61.0 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$813 thousand
  • Other school charges$639 thousand
  • School lunches$397 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$172 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$89.8 million

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$10.1 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments3.6%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

3.6%

of West Seneca Central School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$169 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$169 million
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$6.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$6.4 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$2.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Seneca 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 West Seneca 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.