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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), McKeesport Area School District took in $97.5 million and spent $81.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%School district taxes19%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.8%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

15%

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

School district taxes19%

Property tax
15%$14.7 million
Individual income tax
2.7%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$746 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$729 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$285 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$421 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$221 thousand
  • School lunches$121 thousand
  • Other school charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$742 thousand

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$74.1 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$999 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt5.6%Sent to other local governments2.1%

What stands out

5.6%

of McKeesport Area School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$74.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$74.9 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$4.6 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McKeesport Area School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of McKeesport Area 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.