School district · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Central Dauphin School District took in $255 million and spent $252 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money31%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.7%

What stands out

21%

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

School district taxes64%

Property tax
42%$107 million
Individual income tax
21%$53.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$1.5 million
  • Other school charges$194 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%$78.5 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$3.0 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$7.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments4.8%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

4.8%

of Central Dauphin 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
93%$235 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$235 million
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$12.2 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$10.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$4.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Central Dauphin 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 Dauphin 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.