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Kennewick School District 17's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Kennewick School District 17 took in $359 million and spent $336 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money88%School district taxes9.8%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

88%

of Kennewick School District 17's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes9.8%

Property tax

9.8%$35.1 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services

0.6%$2.1 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more

Other school charges$1.9 million
School tuition and transportation$197 thousand
School lunches$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money88%

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

From the state

88%$316 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%$694 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other

1.4%$5.2 million

Fines

<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$329 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$329 million

Interest on debt

1.9%$6.5 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kennewick School District 17. 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 Kennewick School District 17 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.