School district · Erie County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Northwestern School District took in $26.9 million and spent $25.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money71%School district taxes22%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.7%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%

What stands out

3.9%

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

School district taxes22%

Property tax
18%$4.8 million
Individual income tax
3.9%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$102 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$139 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$103 thousand
  • School lunches$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.7%$184 thousand

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$19.1 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$435 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments6.6%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

6.6%

of Northwestern 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%$23.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.7 million
Sent to other local governments
6.6%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$182 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northwestern 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 Northwestern 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.