School district · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sharon City School District took in $54.6 million and spent $46.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%School district taxes17%County and local tax money4.0%Federal tax money1.7%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Sharon City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes17%

Property tax
15%$7.9 million
Individual income tax
1.9%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$261 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$253 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$236 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$168 thousand
  • Other school charges$61 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$923 thousand

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$41.4 million

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$2.2 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$536 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt3.3%Sent to other local governments2.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$43.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$43.4 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sharon 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 Sharon 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.