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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Garden Grove Unified School District took in $937 million and spent $936 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes20%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%

What stands out

5%

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

School district taxes20%

Property tax
20%$186 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$5.2 million
  • School lunches$130 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%$5 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$659 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$46.8 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$40.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.2%Sent to other local governments1.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$902 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$902 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$20.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$13.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$13.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove 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.