School district · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Montour School District took in $81.2 million and spent $80.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes70%State tax money24%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services (school lunches)1.7%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

61%

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

School district taxes70%

Property tax
61%$49.7 million
Individual income tax
7.6%$6.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$965 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$807 thousand
  • Other school charges$606 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%$4 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$19.2 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$690 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$3.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Interest on debt8.3%Sent to other local governments1.8%

What stands out

8.3%

of Montour 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
90%$72.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$72.0 million
Interest on debt
8.3%$6.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to school districts$1.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montour 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 Montour 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.