2009-10 Budget

Tahoma's General Fund operating budget is set at $64,169,172 for the 2009-10 school year, an increase of $262,000 from the previous year. The increase is lower than in previous years because of funding reductions made throughout the budget. Spending was reduced by $3.35 million to reflect reductions in state funding.
Here is the breakdown of how the budget is allocated:

• Teaching: $42,499,787 (66 percent of the budget).
• Teaching/classroom support: $5,201,247 (8 percent of the budget).
• Facilities operations: $4,703,800 (7 percent of the budget).
• School administration/office support: $3,721,326 (6 percent of the budget).
• Transportation: $3,220,698 (5 percent of the budget)
• Central district administration/support: $2,098,848 (3 percent of the budget).
• Food service: $1,309,082 (2 percent of the budget)
• Other support activities: $1,414,384 (2 percent of the budget).