School district · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Shaler Area School District took in $99.5 million and spent $96.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes59%State tax money37%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (school lunches)1.0%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

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

School district taxes59%

Property tax

51%$51.1 million

Individual income tax

7.0%$7.0 million

Other taxes

0.7%$736 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$736 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services

1.0%$956 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$812 thousand
Other school charges$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state

37%$36.5 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%$911 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other

2.4%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt2.7%Sent to other local governments2.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

95%$92.0 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$92.0 million

Interest on debt

2.7%$2.6 million

Sent to other local governments

2.3%$2.2 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$2.2 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shaler Area 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 Shaler Area 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.