School district · Bucks County, PA

Central Bucks School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Central Bucks School District took in $391 million and spent $391 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes72%State tax money23%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.9%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

8.8%

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

School district taxes72%

Property tax
61%$240 million
Individual income tax
8.8%$34.5 million
Other taxes
1.5%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$302 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$3.7 million
  • Other school charges$3.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$89.6 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$3.4 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$10.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.9%Interest on debt<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$379 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$379 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$11.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to school districts$11.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$273 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Central Bucks 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 Central Bucks 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.