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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pittsburgh City School District took in $843 million and spent $831 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes45%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money1.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.3%

What stands out

21%

of Pittsburgh City School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes45%

Property tax
22%$185 million
Individual income tax
21%$178 million
Other taxes
2.1%$17.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$341 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$669 thousand
  • Other school charges$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$24.0 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$416 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$8.2 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$10.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges88%Sent to other local governments10%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

10%

of Pittsburgh City School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$730 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$730 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$86.4 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$85.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$14.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pittsburgh City 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 Pittsburgh City 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.