Track Every Dollar · Washington

Warden School District 146-161

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 $2.3 million13.6%
  • All other federal money$771,00033.4%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$704,00030.5%
  • School meals$570,00024.7%
  • Special education (IDEA)$180,0007.8%
  • English learners (Title III)$36,0001.6%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$25,0001.1%
  • Career and technical education$10,0000.4%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$7,0000.3%
  • Rural schools$5,0000.2%

Inside the federal total: $761,000 of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $12.7 million74.6%
  • General formula aid$8.3 million65.7%
  • Special education$1.7 million13.7%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$932,0007.4%
  • All other state money$594,0004.7%
  • Transportation$512,0004.0%
  • Bilingual education$441,0003.5%
  • School meals$95,0000.8%
  • Gifted and talented$27,0000.2%
Local $2.0 million11.8%
  • Property taxes$1.4 million69.7%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$411,00020.5%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$194,0009.7%
  • From cities and counties$1,000under 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$8.9 million51.2%
  • Support services Details$7.0 million40.3%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$1.9 million27.8%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$1.6 million23.4%
    • School administration: principals' offices$938,00013.4%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$857,00012.2%
    • Student transportation$648,0009.3%
    • Business office and central services$540,0007.7%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$435,0006.2%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$426,0002.5%

    Of this, construction: $98,000.

  • Food service and other$788,0004.5%
  • Payments to state and local governments$255,0001.5%

Inside these totals: $9.7 million in salaries and wages, $3.6 million in employee benefits.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (936). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 119015, NCES ID 5309510.

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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