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Columbia School District 400's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Columbia School District 400 took in $16.3 million and spent $16.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%School district taxes17%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (school lunches)1.3%

What stands out

79%

of Columbia School District 400's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$2.8 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$214 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$192 thousand
  • School lunches$22 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%$3 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$13.0 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$407 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.3%Interest on debt0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$15.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$212 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$212 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Columbia School District 400. 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 Columbia School District 400 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.