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West Shore Community College District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Shore Community College District took in $22.2 million and spent $16.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money21%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)16%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

53%

of West Shore Community College District's money comes from property tax.A typical community or technical college district gets 15%.

School district taxes53%

Property tax
53%$11.8 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition and university housing and dining
  • College tuition$2.8 million
  • University housing and dining$665 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$620 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$4.6 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$16.0 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$13.0 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.0 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Shore Community College 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 West Shore Community College 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.