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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Highline School District 401 took in $472 million and spent $557 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%School district taxes25%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.5%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

68%

of Highline School District 401's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes25%

Property tax
25%$117 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 services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$505 thousand
  • School lunches$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$550 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$323 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$27.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$532 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$532 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$25.1 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Highline 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 Highline 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.