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Orting School District 344's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Orting School District 344 took in $49.6 million and spent $48.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money82%School district taxes12%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%

What stands out

12%

of Orting School District 344's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes12%

Property tax
12%$6.1 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$583 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$299 thousand
  • School lunches$280 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money82%

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

From the state
82%$40.4 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%$18 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$2.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Sent to other local governments0.9%Interest on debt0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$47.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$47.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$420 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$361 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$59 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orting School District 344. 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 Orting School District 344 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.