School district · Kern County, CA

Kern High School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kern High School District took in $995 million and spent $955 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes19%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

75%

of Kern High School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

School district taxes19%

Property tax
19%$190 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$6.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$129 thousand
  • School lunches$50 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%$7 thousand

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$748 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$4.1 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$46.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.2%Sent to other local governments0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$942 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$942 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$11.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kern High 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 Kern High 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.