School district · Luzerne County, PA

Wilkes Barre Area School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wilkes Barre Area School District took in $171 million and spent $156 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes39%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money0.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.2%

What stands out

3.9%

of Wilkes Barre Area School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes39%

Property tax
33%$55.5 million
Individual income tax
3.9%$6.6 million
Other taxes
1.8%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.8%$1.4 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$375 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$167 thousand
  • School lunches$163 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$96.2 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%$1.3 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$6.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Sent to other local governments6.0%Interest on debt4.3%

What stands out

6%

of Wilkes Barre Area School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$140 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$140 million
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$9.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$9.4 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$6.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilkes Barre 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 Wilkes Barre 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.