School district · Maricopa County, AZ

Western Maricopa Education Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Western Maricopa Education Center took in $98.3 million and spent $44.1 million.

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes38%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services3.1%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Western Maricopa Education Center's money comes from property tax.Most vocational schools and education service agencies get none.

School district taxes38%

Property tax
38%$37.2 million

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges
  • Other school charges$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$622 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$52.2 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$527 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$4.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges88%Interest on debt11%Sent to other local governments0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Western Maricopa Education Center's spending goes to interest on debt.Most vocational schools and education service agencies spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$38.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$38.9 million
Interest on debt
11%$5.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$224 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$224 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Western Maricopa Education Center. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Western Maricopa Education Center 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.