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Kent School District 415's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Kent School District 415 took in $593 million and spent $561 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes23%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

75%

of Kent School District 415's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

School district taxes23%

Property tax
23%$136 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 services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.4 million
  • School lunches$701 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$285 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$1.5 million

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$443 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%$87 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$8.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.0%Interest on debt1.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$541 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$541 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$11.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$9.9 million
  • Sent to school districts$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$8.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kent School District 415. 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 Kent School District 415 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.