School district · Solano County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Benicia Unified School District took in $80.6 million and spent $87.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes37%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.7%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

37%

of Benicia Unified School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes37%

Property tax
37%$29.5 million

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.8 million
  • School lunches$354 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$44.9 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt7.8%Sent to other local governments0.5%

What stands out

7.8%

of Benicia Unified School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$80.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80.4 million
Interest on debt
7.8%$6.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$444 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$444 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benicia 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 Benicia 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.