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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Westminster School District took in $201 million and spent $206 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes16%County and local tax money12%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Westminster 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 taxes16%

Property tax
16%$32.0 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$387 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$385 thousand
  • School lunches$2 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%$78 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$132 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$24.6 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$12.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.5%Sent to other local governments0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$197 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$197 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$7.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Westminster 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 Westminster 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.