School district · Grant County, WA

Moses Lake School District 161's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Moses Lake School District 161 took in $161 million and spent $165 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money89%School district taxes9.1%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.5%Federal tax money0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

89%

of Moses Lake School District 161's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes9.1%

Property tax

9.1%$14.7 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services

0.5%$746 thousand

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

Other school charges$679 thousand
School lunches$36 thousand
School tuition and transportation$31 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%$222 thousand

State tax money89%

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

From the state

89%$144 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%$117 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other

0.9%$1.5 million

Fines

<0.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.3%Sent to other local governments1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$159 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$159 million

Interest on debt

2.3%$3.8 million

Sent to other local governments

1.3%$2.2 million

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

Sent to the state government$2.2 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moses Lake School District 161. 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 Moses Lake School District 161 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.