School district · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Benton Area School District took in $16.1 million and spent $14.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes46%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money1.7%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%

What stands out

8.9%

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

School district taxes46%

Property tax
37%$5.9 million
Individual income tax
8.9%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.6%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$83 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$51 thousand
  • Other school charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$7.8 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$274 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$527 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments3.3%Interest on debt1.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$14.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$484 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$484 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$151 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton 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 Benton 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.