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Gettysburg School District 53-1's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gettysburg School District 53-1 took in $4.0 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes59%State tax money33%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.2%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

57%

of Gettysburg School District 53-1's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes59%

Property tax
57%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.9%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$75 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$168 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$90 thousand
  • Other school charges$69 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$21 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$1.3 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$106 thousand
Fines
0.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$3.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.8 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$114 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gettysburg School District 53-1. 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 Gettysburg School District 53-1 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.