School district · Perry County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Perry School District took in $53.1 million and spent $49.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money47%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money2.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.3%

What stands out

12%

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

School district taxes48%

Property tax
35%$18.7 million
Individual income tax
12%$6.2 million
Other taxes
0.7%$370 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$349 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$184 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$117 thousand
  • Other school charges$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$25.0 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments5.6%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

5.6%

of West Perry 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
93%$46.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$46.5 million
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$2.8 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$2.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$132 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$479 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Perry 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 Perry 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.