School district · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Central Columbia School District took in $37.8 million and spent $38.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money43%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.9%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

13%

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

School district taxes51%

Property tax
37%$14.0 million
Individual income tax
13%$4.8 million
Other taxes
0.8%$306 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$290 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$563 thousand
  • School lunches$487 thousand
  • Other school charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$16.1 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$590 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$936 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments4.8%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

4.8%

of Central Columbia 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
93%$35.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$35.6 million
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.8 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Central Columbia 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 Columbia 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.