School district · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Penn Hills School District took in $104 million and spent $99.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money48%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.4%

What stands out

5.1%

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

School district taxes49%

Property tax
42%$43.9 million
Individual income tax
5.1%$5.4 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$969 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.4%$420 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$460 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$240 thousand
  • Other school charges$217 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$49.6 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%$1.7 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Interest on debt5.8%Sent to other local governments3.0%

What stands out

5.8%

of Penn Hills School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$90.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$90.4 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$5.7 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$3.0 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$3.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Penn Hills 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 Hills 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.