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Steelton Highspire School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Steelton Highspire School District took in $32.5 million and spent $32.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%School district taxes23%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

3.8%

of Steelton Highspire School District's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes23%

Property tax
17%$5.5 million
Other taxes
3.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
2.3%$756 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$125 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$74 thousand
  • Other school charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$23.8 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$654 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$349 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges86%Sent to other local governments12%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

12%

of Steelton Highspire 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
86%$27.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$27.4 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$3.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$3.8 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$798 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Steelton Highspire School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Steelton Highspire 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.