School district · Bucks County, PA

Bristol Township School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bristol Township School District took in $168 million and spent $164 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes55%State tax money40%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money1.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.4%

What stands out

53%

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

School district taxes55%

Property tax
53%$89.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.6 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$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$522 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$617 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$292 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$198 thousand
  • Other school charges$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$67.0 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$2.2 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$6.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges85%Sent to other local governments11%Interest on debt4.0%

What stands out

11%

of Bristol Township School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
85%$139 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$139 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$18.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$18.3 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$6.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bristol Township 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 Bristol Township 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.