School district · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Southern Columbia Area School District took in $27.4 million and spent $27.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes54%State tax money41%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

17%

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

School district taxes54%

Property tax
36%$9.8 million
Individual income tax
17%$4.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$154 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$374 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$244 thousand
  • Other school charges$106 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$11.3 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%$286 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$793 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges87%Sent to other local governments9.7%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

10%

of Southern Columbia Area 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%$23.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.7 million
Sent to other local governments
9.7%$2.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.6 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$802 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Southern Columbia 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 Southern Columbia 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.