School district · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jenkintown School District took in $19.6 million and spent $18.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes74%State tax money22%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)0.8%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

64%

of Jenkintown School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes74%

Property tax
64%$12.7 million
Individual income tax
8.3%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.3%$250 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$238 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.2%$41 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$160 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$109 thousand
  • Other school charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$27 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$4.4 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%$98 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$387 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Sent to other local governments6.1%Interest on debt3.5%

What stands out

6.1%

of Jenkintown School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$16.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16.4 million
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$643 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jenkintown 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 Jenkintown 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.