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Soap Lake School District 156's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Soap Lake School District 156 took in $11.7 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money89%School district taxes5.5%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.6%

What stands out

5.5%

of Soap Lake School District 156's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes5.5%

Property tax
5.5%$640 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$72 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$68 thousand
  • School lunches$2 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money89%

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

From the state
89%$10.4 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$634 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments2.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$11.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$11.2 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$265 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$265 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Soap Lake School District 156. 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 Soap Lake School District 156 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.