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Watertown School District 14-4's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Watertown School District 14-4 took in $50.5 million and spent $47.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money44%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.9%

What stands out

48%

of Watertown School District 14-4's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes49%

Property tax
48%$24.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$312 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$271 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.0 million
  • Other school charges$366 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$65 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%$13 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$22.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.5 million
Fines
0.8%$399 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.8%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$46.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$46.8 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$858 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$77 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Watertown School District 14-4. 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 Watertown School District 14-4 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.