2008-09 Budget

Tahoma's General Fund operating budget is set at $63,907,444 for the 2008-09 school year, an increase of $4.3 million from the previous year. Much of the increase is for cost-of-living raises approved by the state Legislature for teachers and support staff. Because not all staff are included in the state-approved raises, Tahoma reduced spending and used local levy funds to ensure that all staff receive a cost-of-living adjustment.
Here is the breakdown of how the budget is allocated:

• Teaching: $40,387,176 (63.7 percent of the budget).
• Teaching/classroom support: $6,778,708 (10.6 percent of the budget).
• Facilities operations: $4,848,893 (7.6 percent of the budget).
• School administration/office support: $3,757,859 (5.9 percent of the budget).
• Transportation: $3,236,435 (5 percent of the budget)
• Central district administration/support: $2,087,269 (3.3 percent of the budget).
• Food service: $1,361,126 (2.1 percent of the budget)
• Other support activities: $1,449,982 (2.5 percent of the budget).