School district · Spokane County, WA

Spokane School District 81's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Spokane School District 81 took in $642 million and spent $622 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes21%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.9%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

75%

of Spokane School District 81's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

School district taxes21%

Property tax
21%$135 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$12.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$9.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.4 million
  • School lunches$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$2.2 million

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$484 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$7.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.4%Sent to other local governments0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$589 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$589 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$27.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$5.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$5.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spokane School District 81. 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 Spokane School District 81 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.