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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Penn Delco School District took in $79.0 million and spent $70.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes66%State tax money29%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

59%

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

School district taxes66%

Property tax
59%$46.7 million
Individual income tax
5.6%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.9%$715 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$673 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$983 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$886 thousand
  • Other school charges$75 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$23.2 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$709 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments3.6%Interest on debt3.6%

What stands out

93%

of Penn Delco School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$65.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$65.6 million
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$2.6 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$2.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$40 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$2.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penn Delco 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 Penn Delco 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.