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Fife School District 417's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Fife School District 417 took in $88.6 million and spent $88.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes29%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

67%

of Fife School District 417's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes29%

Property tax
29%$25.8 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$830 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$597 thousand
  • School lunches$227 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$6 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%$59 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$59.2 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%$37 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$2.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt6.8%Sent to other local governments1.3%

What stands out

6.8%

of Fife School District 417'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
92%$81.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$81.7 million
Interest on debt
6.8%$6.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$795 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$396 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fife School District 417. 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 Fife School District 417 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.