School district · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), North Star School District took in $23.9 million and spent $21.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes25%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money1.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.5%

What stands out

3.9%

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

School district taxes25%

Property tax
20%$4.9 million
Individual income tax
3.9%$924 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$90 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$113 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$69 thousand
  • Other school charges$35 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$16.8 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$277 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$868 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

4.9%

of North Star 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
95%$20.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.6 million
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North Star 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 North Star 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.