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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Great Valley School District took in $135 million and spent $171 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes76%State tax money17%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

73%

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

School district taxes76%

Property tax
73%$98.9 million
Other taxes
2.7%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.6 million
  • Other school charges$545 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$117 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%$33 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$22.8 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$800 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$6.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments3.8%Interest on debt1.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$162 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$162 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$6.5 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$6.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$2.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Great Valley 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 Great Valley 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.