School district · Lehigh County, PA

East Penn School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Penn School District took in $184 million and spent $179 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes69%State tax money26%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

62%

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

School district taxes69%

Property tax
62%$114 million
Individual income tax
6.5%$12.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.8 million
  • Other school charges$369 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$47.8 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$1.9 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$4.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments6.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

6%

of East Penn 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
94%$167 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$167 million
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$10.7 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$9.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$895 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$405 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Penn 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 East Penn 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.