School district · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Octorara Area School District took in $65.0 million and spent $59.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes62%State tax money33%Fines and other3.0%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.1%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

56%

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

School district taxes62%

Property tax
56%$36.6 million
Individual income tax
4.8%$3.1 million
Other taxes
0.9%$590 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$556 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$692 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$503 thousand
  • Other school charges$127 thousand
  • School lunches$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$60 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$21.7 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$374 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments6.1%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

6.1%

of Octorara 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
91%$54.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$54.3 million
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$3.6 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$3.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$51 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Octorara 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 Octorara 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.