School district · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Highlands School District took in $62.0 million and spent $71.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%School district taxes34%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money1.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.1%

What stands out

3.9%

of Highlands School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes34%

Property tax
29%$18.3 million
Individual income tax
3.9%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$295 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$275 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$43 thousand
  • School lunches$34 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$37.7 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$916 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt1.8%Sent to other local governments1.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$69.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$69.1 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$754 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$754 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Highlands 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 Highlands 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.