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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Downey Unified School District took in $532 million and spent $508 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%School district taxes14%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money3.3%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.7%

What stands out

14%

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

School district taxes14%

Property tax
14%$73.1 million

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$4.3 million
  • Other school charges$4.2 million
  • School lunches$643 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$407 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$17.5 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$25.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments4.1%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

4.1%

of Downey Unified School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$475 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$475 million
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$20.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$20.8 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$12.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Downey 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 Downey 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.