School district · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Upper Perkiomen School District took in $77.9 million and spent $74.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes61%State tax money35%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money1.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.9%

What stands out

54%

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

School district taxes61%

Property tax
54%$41.8 million
Individual income tax
5.9%$4.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$792 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$752 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$703 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$488 thousand
  • Other school charges$208 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$27.0 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%$751 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments6.5%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

6.5%

of Upper Perkiomen 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
91%$68.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$68.0 million
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$4.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.9 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Perkiomen 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 Perkiomen 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.