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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Quakertown Community School District took in $131 million and spent $126 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes68%State tax money28%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.8%

What stands out

11%

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

School district taxes68%

Property tax
56%$73.5 million
Individual income tax
11%$13.8 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$632 thousand
  • Other school charges$344 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$35.9 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$3.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges87%Sent to other local governments10%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

10%

of Quakertown Community School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
87%$110 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$110 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$12.7 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$11.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.4 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$4.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Quakertown Community 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 Quakertown Community 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.