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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gettysburg Area School District took in $82.6 million and spent $88.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes56%State tax money35%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services (school lunches)1.7%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Gettysburg Area School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes56%

Property tax
42%$35.1 million
Individual income tax
11%$9.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.4%$313 thousand

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$764 thousand
  • School lunches$664 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%$76 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$29.1 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%$864 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$4.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments5.1%Interest on debt2.8%

What stands out

5.1%

of Gettysburg 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
92%$81.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$81.4 million
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$4.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.5 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$2.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg 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.