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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pen Argyl Area School District took in $38.1 million and spent $34.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes58%State tax money36%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money0.7%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%

What stands out

9%

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

School district taxes58%

Property tax
48%$18.2 million
Individual income tax
9.0%$3.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$340 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$321 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$219 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$168 thousand
  • Other school charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$13.9 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$278 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments8.2%

What stands out

8.2%

of Pen Argyl 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
92%$31.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.3 million
Sent to other local governments
8.2%$2.8 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$2.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$279 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pen Argyl 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 Pen Argyl 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.