School district · Delaware County, PA

Upper Darby School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Upper Darby School District took in $275 million and spent $276 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes41%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money<0.1%Fees for services (school lunches)<0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Upper Darby School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes41%

Property tax
40%$110 million
Other taxes
1.2%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$222 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$165 thousand
  • School lunches$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$250 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$153 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%$2.9 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$5.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.0%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

4%

of Upper Darby School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$261 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$261 million
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$11.2 million
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$10.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$885 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$3.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Darby 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 Upper Darby 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.