School district · Whatcom County, WA

Blaine School District 503's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Blaine School District 503 took in $45.0 million and spent $40.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes27%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

70%

of Blaine School District 503's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes27%

Property tax
27%$12.2 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$462 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$265 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$113 thousand
  • School lunches$84 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%$129 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$31.6 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$652 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$39.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$39.6 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$955 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blaine School District 503. 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 Blaine School District 503 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.