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Yakima School District 7

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 $40.5 million13.9%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$14.3 million35.3%
  • School meals$11.3 million27.9%
  • All other federal money$7.5 million18.4%
  • Special education (IDEA)$3.8 million9.4%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$1.5 million3.8%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$1.0 million2.5%
  • English learners (Title III)$634,0001.6%
  • Career and technical education$372,0000.9%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$79,0000.2%

Inside the federal total: $5.8 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $223 million76.6%
  • General formula aid$144 million64.5%
  • Special education$31.4 million14.1%
  • All other state money$18.0 million8.1%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$15.6 million7.0%
  • Bilingual education$7.7 million3.4%
  • Transportation$5.6 million2.5%
  • Gifted and talented$459,0000.2%
  • School meals$320,0000.1%
Local $27.4 million9.4%
  • Property taxes$24.0 million87.6%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$2.5 million9.3%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$600,0002.2%
  • From other school districts$258,0000.9%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$164 million55.5%
  • Support services Details$107 million36.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$27.8 million25.9%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$22.6 million21.1%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$20.2 million18.8%
    • School administration: principals' offices$16.7 million15.6%
    • Business office and central services$11.3 million10.5%
    • Student transportation$6.4 million5.9%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$2.3 million2.1%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$8.4 million2.8%

    Of this, construction: $1.3 million.

  • Food service and other$10.2 million3.5%
  • Interest on debt$3.3 million1.1%
  • Community services and adult education$600,0000.2%
  • Payments to state and local governments$2.0 million0.7%

Inside these totals: $178 million in salaries and wages, $63.8 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $70.0 million.

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (15,545). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 183450, NCES ID 5310110.

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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