School district · Centre County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), State College Area School District took in $206 million and spent $195 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes71%State tax money21%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.4%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

of State College Area School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes71%

Property tax
59%$120 million
Individual income tax
11%$22.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$2.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.7 million
  • Other school charges$587 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$43.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$10.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.1%Sent to other local governments0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$186 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$186 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$8.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

State College 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 State College 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.