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Bellevue School District 405's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Bellevue School District 405 took in $531 million and spent $514 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes42%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.7%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Bellevue School District 405's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes42%

Property tax
42%$221 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$19.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$8.1 million
  • Other school charges$7.3 million
  • School lunches$4.2 million

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%$35 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$275 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1.8 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$14.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt6.0%

What stands out

6%

of Bellevue School District 405's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$484 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$484 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$30.9 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bellevue School District 405. 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 Bellevue School District 405 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.