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Tahoma School District 409's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Tahoma School District 409 took in $181 million and spent $173 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%School district taxes22%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.4%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

74%

of Tahoma School District 409's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$40.2 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$1.9 million
  • Other school charges$1.3 million
  • School lunches$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$133 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$39 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$2.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.5%Sent to other local governments1.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$166 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$166 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$4.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$3.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$3.0 million
  • Sent to school districts$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tahoma School District 409. 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 Tahoma School District 409 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.