School district · Mercer County, PA

Mercer County Career Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mercer County Career Center took in $7.4 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money58%State tax money30%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation)9.4%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

9.4%

of Mercer County Career Center's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most vocational schools and education service agencies get none.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$694 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation
  • School tuition and transportation$694 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$2.2 million

County and local tax money58%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
58%$4.3 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$134 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges86%Sent to other local governments12%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

12%

of Mercer County Career Center's spending goes to local governments.Most vocational schools and education service agencies spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
86%$6.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.0 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$810 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$810 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$157 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mercer County Career Center. 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 Mercer County Career Center 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.