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Chester-Upland School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chester-Upland School District took in $179 million and spent $169 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money87%School district taxes11%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

87%

of Chester-Upland School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes11%

Property tax
10%$18.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$616 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$616 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$455 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$442 thousand
  • School lunches$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money87%

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

From the state
87%$156 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$317 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments7.2%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

7.2%

of Chester-Upland 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
91%$153 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$153 million
Sent to other local governments
7.2%$12.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to school districts
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7.6 million
  • Sent to school districts$4.6 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$3.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chester-Upland 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 Chester-Upland 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.