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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wissahickon School District took in $130 million and spent $140 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes74%State tax money20%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%County and local tax money0.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

64%

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

School district taxes74%

Property tax
64%$83.5 million
Individual income tax
8.9%$11.5 million
Other taxes
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and public utility taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • Other school charges$445 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$72 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$26.5 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.6%Interest on debt0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$137 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$137 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$2.3 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$2.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$129 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$754 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wissahickon 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 Wissahickon 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.