School district · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Girard School District took in $34.9 million and spent $37.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%School district taxes32%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money1.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

3.8%

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

School district taxes32%

Property tax
28%$9.7 million
Individual income tax
3.8%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$246 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$237 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$236 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$154 thousand
  • Other school charges$60 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$151 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$21.8 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$400 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$995 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments3.3%Interest on debt2.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$34.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$1.2 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$1.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Girard 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 Girard 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.