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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Berkeley Unified School District took in $253 million and spent $286 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes56%State tax money34%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money3.1%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.3%

What stands out

22%

of Berkeley 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 taxes56%

Property tax
34%$87.2 million
Other taxes
22%$55.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$55.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$738 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$503 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$230 thousand
  • School lunches$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$85.9 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$7.8 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$16.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt3.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$277 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$277 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$9.4 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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.