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Shelton School District 309's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Shelton School District 309 took in $86.6 million and spent $88.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money84%School district taxes13%County and local tax money2.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%Fines and other0.3%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Shelton School District 309's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes13%

Property tax
13%$11.1 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$479 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$457 thousand
  • School lunches$22 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%$88 thousand

State tax money84%

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

From the state
84%$72.5 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$2.1 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$265 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.6%Sent to other local governments1.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$85.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$85.2 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$968 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$968 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shelton School District 309. 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 Shelton School District 309 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.