School district · Philadelphia City, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Philadelphia School District took in $5.62 billion and spent $5.49 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes28%County and local tax money7.1%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money1.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

8.5%

of Philadelphia School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes28%

Property tax
19%$1.04 billion
Sales tax
8.5%$476 million
Other taxes
1.2%$67.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$66.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$9.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$9.6 million
  • School lunches$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$87.0 million

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$3.16 billion

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$400 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$379 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges86%Sent to other local governments11%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

11%

of Philadelphia School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 25,000+ students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
86%$4.70 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.70 billion
Sent to other local governments
11%$619 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$570 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$49.6 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$169 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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.