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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Western School District took in $44.4 million and spent $48.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money78%School district taxes12%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%

What stands out

12%

of Western School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes12%

Property tax
12%$5.5 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$692 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$603 thousand
  • School lunches$71 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$18 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%$11 thousand

State tax money78%

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

From the state
78%$34.6 million

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.8%

What stands out

5.8%

of Western School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$45.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$45.6 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$2.8 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Western 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 Western 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.