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Auburn School District 408's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Auburn School District 408 took in $399 million and spent $400 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes22%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation)0.8%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Auburn School District 408's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$89.8 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school tuition and transportation
  • Other school charges$3.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$1.1 million

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$297 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%$651 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$8.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt4.6%Sent to other local governments1.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$375 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$375 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$18.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$6.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$5.4 million
  • Sent to school districts$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Auburn School District 408. 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 Auburn School District 408 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.