School district · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hazleton Area School District took in $243 million and spent $224 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%School district taxes34%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

8%

of Hazleton Area School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes34%

Property tax
25%$60.4 million
Individual income tax
8.0%$19.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$653 thousand
  • School lunches$453 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$101 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%$478 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$153 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$2.0 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.1%Sent to other local governments1.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$215 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$215 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$7.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$2.7 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$1.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$805 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hazleton 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 Hazleton 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.