School district · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wilson School District took in $145 million and spent $139 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes65%State tax money26%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money1.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.5%

What stands out

54%

of Wilson School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes65%

Property tax
54%$77.7 million
Other taxes
5.8%$8.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
5.6%$8.1 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • Other school charges$644 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$38.3 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$2.2 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$8.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt1.9%Sent to other local governments1.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$135 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$135 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$2.1 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$2.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilson 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 Wilson 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.