School district · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Plum Borough School District took in $76.1 million and spent $67.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money44%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services (school lunches)1.6%County and local tax money0.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

6.4%

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

School district taxes51%

Property tax
44%$33.4 million
Individual income tax
6.4%$4.9 million
Other taxes
0.8%$622 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$587 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$1.0 million
  • Other school charges$235 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$72 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$33.4 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%$699 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt4.4%Sent to other local governments2.3%

What stands out

4.4%

of Plum Borough 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
93%$63.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$63.3 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$3.0 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plum Borough 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 Plum Borough 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.