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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lancaster City School District took in $136 million and spent $152 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes40%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Lancaster City School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes40%

Property tax
28%$37.8 million
Individual income tax
13%$17.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$845 thousand
  • School lunches$527 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$72.4 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%$839 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$6.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.3%Sent to other local governments0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$146 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$146 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$5.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$674 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$524 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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.