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Richland School District 400's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Richland School District 400 took in $261 million and spent $260 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes23%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%

What stands out

74%

of Richland School District 400's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes23%

Property tax

21%$54.4 million

Other taxes

2.5%$6.6 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$6.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services

1.4%$3.7 million

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

Other school charges$2.7 million
School lunches$774 thousand
School tuition and transportation$244 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$17 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state

74%$192 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other

1.6%$4.1 million

Fines

<0.1%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.7%Sent to other local governments0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$251 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$251 million

Interest on debt

2.7%$7.1 million

Sent to other local governments

0.9%$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

Richland School District 400. 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 Richland School District 400 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.