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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Harrisburg City School District took in $224 million and spent $213 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes26%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Harrisburg City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes26%

Property tax
20%$45.6 million
Individual income tax
2.6%$5.8 million
Other taxes
1.7%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.2%$2.7 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$511 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$371 thousand
  • Other school charges$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$542 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$158 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$6.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments5.7%Interest on debt3.8%

What stands out

5.7%

of Harrisburg City School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$193 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$193 million
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$12.1 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$8.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.9 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$8.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg 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.