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William Penn School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), William Penn School District took in $137 million and spent $148 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%School district taxes39%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.8%Fees for services (school lunches)<0.1%

What stands out

38%

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

School district taxes39%

Property tax
38%$52.5 million
Other taxes
0.5%$750 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$706 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$80.9 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%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments3.3%Interest on debt1.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$141 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$141 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$4.8 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$4.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$404 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$2.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

William Penn 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 William Penn 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.