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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Desert Sands Unified School District took in $660 million and spent $555 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%School district taxes18%County and local tax money18%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%

What stands out

18%

of Desert Sands Unified School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes18%

Property tax
18%$120 million
Other taxes
0.1%$660 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$660 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$2.7 million
  • School lunches$710 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%$29 thousand

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$388 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$117 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$30.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$541 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$541 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$14.1 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$153 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$153 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Desert Sands 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 Desert Sands 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.