School district · Lawrence County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Union Area School District took in $15.1 million and spent $14.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes29%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.7%

What stands out

4.2%

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

School district taxes29%

Property tax

24%$3.7 million

Individual income tax

4.2%$628 thousand

Other taxes

0.6%$95 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$91 thousand
Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services

0.7%$101 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$73 thousand
Other school charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money66%

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

From the state

66%$10.0 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.8%$416 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other

1.3%$197 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.5%

What stands out

4.5%

of Union 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

95%$13.6 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$13.6 million

Sent to other local governments

4.5%$648 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$648 thousand

Interest on debt

<0.1%$4 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.