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Wallingford-Swarthmore School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wallingford-Swarthmore School District took in $102 million and spent $94.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes72%State tax money21%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (school lunches)1.4%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

71%

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

School district taxes72%

Property tax
71%$72.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$917 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$917 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$1.2 million
  • Other school charges$194 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$21.1 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$1.4 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$4.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.2%Sent to other local governments1.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$92.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$92.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.1 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$885 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$187 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wallingford-Swarthmore 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 Wallingford-Swarthmore 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.