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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marple Newtown School District took in $111 million and spent $105 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes75%State tax money19%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money2.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.0%

What stands out

73%

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

School district taxes75%

Property tax
73%$81.4 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$910 thousand
  • Other school charges$249 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$20.8 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$2.6 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt3.6%Sent to other local governments2.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$99.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$99.1 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$3.7 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$2.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marple Newtown 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 Marple Newtown 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.