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Westside Community School District 66's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Westside Community School District 66 took in $127 million and spent $123 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes46%State tax money41%Fines and other7.1%Fees for services (school lunches)5.6%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

6.4%

of Westside Community School District 66's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes46%

Property tax
40%$50.4 million
Other taxes
6.4%$8.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$4.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$4.7 million
  • Other school charges$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$601 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$51.6 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%$282 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$9.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.1%Sent to other local governments0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$118 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$118 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$3.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$930 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$930 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Westside Community School District 66. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Westside Community School District 66 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.