School district · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Moon Area School District took in $97.5 million and spent $87.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes68%State tax money26%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services (school lunches)1.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

61%

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

School district taxes68%

Property tax
61%$59.6 million
Individual income tax
6.2%$6.1 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$944 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$61 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$902 thousand
  • Other school charges$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$25.8 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%$856 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt5.9%Sent to other local governments1.8%

What stands out

5.9%

of Moon 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%$80.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80.9 million
Interest on debt
5.9%$5.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$1.6 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$1.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moon Area 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 Moon 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.