School district · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West York Area School District took in $72.1 million and spent $72.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes57%State tax money37%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.7%

What stands out

52%

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

School district taxes57%

Property tax
52%$37.2 million
Individual income tax
5.0%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$554 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$554 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$403 thousand
  • Other school charges$57 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$26.9 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$582 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments6.5%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

6.5%

of West York 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
92%$66.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$66.6 million
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$4.7 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$4.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$61 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West York 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 York 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.