School district · Erie County, PA

Erie City School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Erie City School District took in $299 million and spent $280 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes21%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.3%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

75%

of Erie City School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes21%

Property tax
18%$52.8 million
Individual income tax
3.0%$8.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$186 thousand
  • School lunches$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$133 thousand

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$224 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%$2.9 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$4.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.0%Sent to other local governments1.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$268 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$268 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$8.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$3.1 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$3.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Erie City 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 Erie City 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.