School district · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hempfield School District took in $157 million and spent $143 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money30%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.8%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

56%

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

School district taxes64%

Property tax
56%$88.4 million
Individual income tax
6.2%$9.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$795 thousand
  • Other school charges$355 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$95 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%$110 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$47.4 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$3.1 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$5.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments6.4%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

6.4%

of Hempfield 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
92%$131 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$131 million
Sent to other local governments
6.4%$9.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$9.2 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$2.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hempfield 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 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.