School district · Washington Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Washington Parish School District took in $77.6 million and spent $76.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money78%School district taxes14%Fees for services (school lunches)3.7%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Washington Parish School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes14%

Sales tax

11%$8.4 million

Property tax

3.0%$2.4 million

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services

3.7%$2.9 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$2.8 million
School lunches$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government

0.8%$640 thousand

State tax money78%

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

From the state

78%$60.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.2%$176 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other

3.4%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments0.5%

What stands out

99%

of Washington Parish School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 96%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$75.6 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$75.6 million

Sent to other local governments

0.5%$395 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$395 thousand

Interest on debt

<0.1%$30 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington Parish 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 Washington Parish 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.