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Lake Washington School District 414

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 $12.4 million1.8%
  • Special education (IDEA)$7.0 million56.5%
  • School meals$2.2 million17.7%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$978,0007.9%
  • All other federal money$847,0006.8%
  • English learners (Title III)$629,0005.1%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$401,0003.2%
  • Career and technical education$259,0002.1%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$85,0000.7%
State $416 million59.1%
  • General formula aid$328 million78.9%
  • Special education$53.4 million12.8%
  • Transportation$19.7 million4.7%
  • Bilingual education$7.7 million1.8%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$6.0 million1.4%
  • Gifted and talented$1.1 million0.3%
  • Buildings and debt payments$56,000under 0.1%
  • School meals$42,000under 0.1%
Local $276 million39.1%
  • Property taxes$241 million87.5%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$17.2 million6.2%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$17.0 million6.2%
  • From other school districts$163,000under 0.1%
  • Other local taxes (sales, utility, income)$12,000under 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$325 million49.3%
  • Support services Details$202 million30.6%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$49.9 million24.7%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$41.5 million20.5%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$36.3 million18.0%
    • School administration: principals' offices$35.9 million17.8%
    • Student transportation$19.0 million9.4%
    • Business office and central services$17.0 million8.4%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$2.4 million1.2%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$88.9 million13.5%

    Of this, construction: $66.5 million.

  • Food service and other$12.8 million1.9%
  • Interest on debt$19.7 million3.0%
  • Community services and adult education$3.4 million0.5%
  • Payments to state and local governments$5.7 million0.9%
  • Payments to other school districts$2.7 million0.4%

Inside these totals: $347 million in salaries and wages, $112 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $516 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (30,882). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 119020, NCES ID 5304230.

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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