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Altoona Area School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Altoona Area School District took in $140 million and spent $132 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes21%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.7%

What stands out

4.5%

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

School district taxes21%

Property tax
14%$19.2 million
Individual income tax
4.5%$6.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.9%$1.2 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$655 thousand
  • Other school charges$274 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$104 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$2.8 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt2.8%Sent to other local governments2.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$125 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$125 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$3.7 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$3.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$3.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Altoona Area 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 Altoona Area 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.