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Port Townsend School District 50's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Port Townsend School District 50 took in $29.6 million and spent $26.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes27%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

67%

of Port Townsend School District 50's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes27%

Property tax
27%$8.1 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 services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$403 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$300 thousand
  • School lunches$88 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$151 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$19.7 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$141 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt4.8%Sent to other local governments2.2%

What stands out

4.8%

of Port Townsend School District 50's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$24.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$24.6 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$586 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$297 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$289 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Port Townsend School District 50. 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 Port Townsend School District 50 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.