School district · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hempfield Area School District took in $117 million and spent $113 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money40%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

6.5%

of Hempfield 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 taxes53%

Property tax
45%$52.7 million
Individual income tax
6.5%$7.6 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.1 million
  • Other school charges$377 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$47.2 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%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$5.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Interest on debt5.6%Sent to other local governments3.8%

What stands out

3.8%

of Hempfield Area 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%$102 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$102 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$6.3 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$4.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hempfield 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 Hempfield 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.