School district · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lake Lehman School District took in $37.6 million and spent $36.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money46%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.0%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

6.4%

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

School district taxes49%

Property tax
42%$15.7 million
Individual income tax
6.4%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.2%$449 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$432 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$390 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$303 thousand
  • Other school charges$84 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$17.4 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$251 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$992 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt3.2%Sent to other local governments3.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$34.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.2 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$1.1 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$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lake Lehman 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 Lake Lehman 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.