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Mesa Unified School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mesa Unified School District took in $865 million and spent $831 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%School district taxes28%Federal tax money8.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.2%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

8.1%

of Mesa Unified School District's money comes from federal tax money.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes28%

Property tax
28%$241 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$18.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$12.9 million
  • School lunches$5.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$527 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.1%$70.5 million

State tax money59%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
59%$512 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$10.9 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$10.1 million
Fines
0.2%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$818 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$818 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$12.5 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$39 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mesa Unified School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Mesa Unified School District itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.