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Sumner School District 320's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Sumner School District 320 took in $220 million and spent $200 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%School district taxes26%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.5%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

68%

of Sumner School District 320's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes26%

Property tax
26%$56.6 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.0 million
  • School lunches$1.3 million

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%$232 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$148 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%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$7.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt3.3%Sent to other local governments1.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$190 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$190 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$6.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$3.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$3.6 million
  • Sent to school districts$195 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sumner School District 320. 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 Sumner School District 320 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.