School district · Lewis County, WA

Centralia School District 401's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Centralia School District 401 took in $66.9 million and spent $65.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money86%School district taxes9.6%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.9%

What stands out

86%

of Centralia School District 401's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes9.6%

Property tax
9.6%$6.4 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$628 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$420 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$107 thousand
  • School lunches$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money86%

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

From the state
86%$57.4 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt4.6%Sent to other local governments1.4%

What stands out

4.6%

of Centralia School District 401's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$61.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$61.6 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$3.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$885 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$885 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Centralia School District 401. 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 Centralia School District 401 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.