School district · Wayne County, PA

Wayne Highlands School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wayne Highlands School District took in $69.1 million and spent $70.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes55%State tax money40%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.6%

What stands out

54%

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

School district taxes55%

Property tax
54%$37.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$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$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$391 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and school tuition and transportation
  • School lunches$380 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$27.6 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.3%Interest on debt0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$67.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$67.8 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.6 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$645 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne Highlands 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 Wayne Highlands 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.