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Issaquah School District 411

Every dollar this school system reported for the 2023-24 school year: where it came from and where it went.

Where the money comes from

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Federal $9.4 million2.1%
  • Special education (IDEA)$4.2 million44.4%
  • School meals$1.9 million20.2%
  • All other federal money$1.8 million19.5%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$806,0008.6%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$306,0003.2%
  • Career and technical education$185,0002.0%
  • English learners (Title III)$145,0001.5%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$49,0000.5%

Inside the federal total: $37,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $262 million57.2%
  • General formula aid$200 million76.4%
  • Special education$33.5 million12.8%
  • Transportation$18.1 million6.9%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$3.2 million1.2%
  • Bilingual education$2.9 million1.1%
  • All other state money$2.7 million1.0%
  • Buildings and debt payments$976,0000.4%
  • Gifted and talented$659,0000.3%
  • School meals$27,000under 0.1%
Local $187 million40.7%
  • Property taxes$152 million81.3%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$20.7 million11.1%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$14.1 million7.6%
  • From cities and counties$82,000under 0.1%
  • From other school districts$32,000under 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$211 million51.5%
  • Support services Details$128 million31.2%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$34.7 million27.1%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$32.9 million25.7%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$20.1 million15.7%
    • School administration: principals' offices$14.7 million11.5%
    • Student transportation$14.3 million11.2%
    • Business office and central services$9.1 million7.1%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$2.1 million1.6%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$15.0 million3.7%

    Of this, construction: $6.3 million.

  • Food service and other$12.2 million3.0%
  • Interest on debt$27.8 million6.8%
  • Community services and adult education$9.7 million2.4%
  • Payments to state and local governments$6.0 million1.5%
  • Payments to other school districts$35,000under 0.1%

Inside these totals: $229 million in salaries and wages, $74.9 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $637 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (19,452). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 203842, NCES ID 5303750.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finances: Fiscal Year 2024. School year 2023-24. census.gov the data file

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