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Elizabethtown Area School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Elizabethtown Area School District took in $81.6 million and spent $86.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes61%State tax money34%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money1.7%Fees for services (school lunches)1.1%

What stands out

53%

of Elizabethtown Area School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes61%

Property tax

53%$43.3 million

Individual income tax

6.3%$5.2 million

Other taxes

1.2%$982 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$941 thousand
Public utility taxes$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services

1.1%$925 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$707 thousand
Other school charges$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state

34%$27.8 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.7%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other

2.6%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments7.5%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

7.5%

of Elizabethtown Area 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%$78.6 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$78.6 million

Sent to other local governments

7.5%$6.5 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$6.5 million

Interest on debt

1.5%$1.3 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elizabethtown Area 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 Elizabethtown Area 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.