School district · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Upper Dublin School District took in $126 million and spent $116 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes75%State tax money19%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.9%County and local tax money0.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

68%

of Upper Dublin School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes75%

Property tax
68%$86.1 million
Individual income tax
6.0%$7.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$873 thousand
  • Other school charges$286 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$26 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%$94 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$23.9 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$828 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$5.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt4.3%Sent to other local governments1.7%

What stands out

4.3%

of Upper Dublin School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$109 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$109 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$5.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Dublin 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 Dublin 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.