School district · Cumberland County, PA

South Middleton School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), South Middleton School District took in $48.9 million and spent $49.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money30%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.7%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

13%

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

School district taxes64%

Property tax
50%$24.4 million
Individual income tax
13%$6.1 million
Other taxes
1.6%$796 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$771 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$815 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$479 thousand
  • Other school charges$313 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$14.6 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$634 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.4%Sent to other local governments2.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$47.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$47.5 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$983 thousand
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$831 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$152 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Middleton 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 South Middleton 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.