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Lynden School District 504's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Lynden School District 504 took in $64.7 million and spent $61.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%School district taxes18%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

79%

of Lynden School District 504's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes18%

Property tax

18%$11.7 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services

1.3%$849 thousand

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

Other school charges$570 thousand
School lunches$243 thousand
School tuition and transportation$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money79%

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

From the state

79%$51.4 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%$31 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other

1.1%$713 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt2.4%Sent to other local governments2.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

95%$58.2 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$58.2 million

Interest on debt

2.4%$1.5 million

Sent to other local governments

2.1%$1.3 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government

Sent to the state government$1.3 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lynden School District 504. 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 Lynden School District 504 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.