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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Boyertown Area School District took in $150 million and spent $132 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes63%State tax money31%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

55%

of Boyertown Area School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes63%

Property tax
55%$83.2 million
Individual income tax
6.6%$9.9 million
Other taxes
1.1%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.6 million
  • Other school charges$561 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$46.9 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$5.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments2.3%Interest on debt2.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$126 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$126 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$3.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$3.1 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$3.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boyertown 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 Boyertown 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.