School district · Bedford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bedford Area School District took in $37.5 million and spent $34.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%School district taxes42%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.6%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

11%

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

School district taxes42%

Property tax
29%$11.0 million
Individual income tax
11%$4.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$481 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$468 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$985 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$395 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$302 thousand
  • Other school charges$288 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$19.3 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$552 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments8.4%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

8.4%

of Bedford Area School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$31.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.4 million
Sent to other local governments
8.4%$2.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$313 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bedford 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 Bedford 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.