School district · Allegheny County, PA

West Mifflin Area School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Mifflin Area School District took in $71.4 million and spent $66.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes44%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)5.4%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

3.8%

of West Mifflin Area School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes44%

Property tax
35%$25.2 million
Individual income tax
3.8%$2.7 million
Other taxes
2.8%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.6%$1.2 million

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$3.6 million
  • School lunches$196 thousand
  • Other school charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$76 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$35.0 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%$732 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$671 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Sent to other local governments5.4%Interest on debt4.6%

What stands out

5.4%

of West Mifflin Area 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
90%$59.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$59.9 million
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$3.6 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$3.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$61 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$3.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Mifflin Area 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 West Mifflin Area 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.