School district · Mercer County, PA

Midwestern Intermediate School Unit 4's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Midwestern Intermediate School Unit 4 took in $37.7 million and spent $39.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money84%County and local tax money12%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation)1.0%

What stands out

84%

of Midwestern Intermediate School Unit 4's money comes from state tax money.A typical vocational school or education service agency gets 41%.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$365 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation and other school charges
  • School tuition and transportation$364 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money84%

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

From the state
84%$31.7 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$4.4 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Sent to other local governments26%

What stands out

26%

of Midwestern Intermediate School Unit 4's spending goes to local governments.Most vocational schools and education service agencies spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
74%$28.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28.9 million
Sent to other local governments
26%$10.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$10.3 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Midwestern Intermediate School Unit 4. 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 Midwestern Intermediate School Unit 4 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.