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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Auburn City School District took in $178 million and spent $152 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%County and local tax money24%School district taxes17%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (school lunches)3.1%

What stands out

24%

of Auburn City School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$29.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$3.5 million
  • School lunches$2.0 million

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%$81 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$92.7 million

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$42.9 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$7.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt4.4%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$145 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$145 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$6.6 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$147 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$147 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Auburn City School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Auburn City 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.