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Scottsdale Unified School District 48's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Scottsdale Unified School District 48 took in $329 million and spent $328 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes60%State tax money32%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.2%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

60%

of Scottsdale Unified School District 48's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes60%

Property tax

60%$196 million

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services

5.2%$17.1 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more

Other school charges$11.9 million
School lunches$5.0 million
School tuition and transportation$220 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$156 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state

32%$106 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.9%$3.1 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other

1.7%$5.7 million

Fines

0.1%$410 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt4.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$315 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$315 million

Interest on debt

4.1%$13.4 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scottsdale Unified School District 48. 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 Scottsdale Unified School District 48 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.