School district · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Northwest Area School District took in $23.3 million and spent $23.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes34%County and local tax money1.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

4.9%

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

School district taxes34%

Property tax

29%$6.7 million

Individual income tax

4.9%$1.1 million

Other taxes

0.7%$152 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services

1.2%$275 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more

School lunches$142 thousand
School tuition and transportation$115 thousand
Other school charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money62%

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

From the state

62%$14.3 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.7%$399 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$268 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments2.9%Interest on debt0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$22.3 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$22.3 million

Sent to other local governments

2.9%$672 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$672 thousand

Interest on debt

0.7%$163 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northwest 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 Northwest 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.