School district · Westmoreland County, PA

Mt. Pleasant Area School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mt. Pleasant Area School District took in $40.0 million and spent $37.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes42%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (school lunches)1.5%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

5.7%

of Mt. Pleasant Area School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes42%

Property tax

35%$14.1 million

Individual income tax

5.7%$2.3 million

Other taxes

0.8%$331 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$316 thousand
Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services

1.5%$583 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$458 thousand
Other school charges$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state

54%$21.5 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.1%$456 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other

1.7%$694 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments5.6%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

5.6%

of Mt. Pleasant Area School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

93%$34.7 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$34.7 million

Sent to other local governments

5.6%$2.1 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$2.1 million

Interest on debt

1.0%$389 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mt. Pleasant 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 Mt. Pleasant 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.