School district · Alameda County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Alameda Unified School District took in $200 million and spent $208 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%School district taxes44%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money5.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Alameda Unified School District's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes44%

Property tax
32%$63.7 million
Other taxes
12%$23.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • School lunches$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$88.1 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$10.6 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$12.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt5.9%Sent to other local governments1.6%

What stands out

5.9%

of Alameda Unified School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$192 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$192 million
Interest on debt
5.9%$12.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$3.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$3.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alameda 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 Alameda 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.