School district · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Souderton Area School District took in $154 million and spent $169 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes68%State tax money26%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.9%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

60%

of Souderton Area School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes68%

Property tax
60%$93.0 million
Individual income tax
6.7%$10.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$40.1 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%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$4.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments4.2%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

4.2%

of Souderton Area 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
94%$159 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$159 million
Sent to other local governments
4.2%$7.2 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$7.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$2.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Souderton 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 Souderton 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.