School district · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lower Merion School District took in $323 million and spent $308 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes79%State tax money16%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.1%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

77%

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

School district taxes79%

Property tax
77%$250 million
Other taxes
1.8%$5.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$224 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$3.0 million
  • Other school charges$414 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$132 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%$200 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$51.9 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$1.9 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$10.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.4%Sent to other local governments1.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$296 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$296 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$7.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$4.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Merion 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 Lower Merion 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.