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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ceres Unified School District took in $323 million and spent $299 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money85%School district taxes6.9%County and local tax money5.6%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

6.9%

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

School district taxes6.9%

Property tax
6.9%$22.3 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$47 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation and other school charges
  • School tuition and transportation$46 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money85%

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

From the state
85%$275 million

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.6%$18.0 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$8.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.4%Sent to other local governments0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$292 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$292 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$2.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$2.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ceres 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 Ceres 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.