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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), La Canada Unified School District took in $73.3 million and spent $95.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes45%State tax money39%Fines and other12%Fees for services (school lunches)4.3%

What stands out

12%

of La Canada Unified School District's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes45%

Property tax
41%$30.1 million
Other taxes
3.6%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$3.0 million
  • School lunches$148 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%$6 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$28.6 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$8.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.6%

What stands out

4.6%

of La Canada Unified School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$91.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$91.3 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$4.4 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

La Canada 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 La Canada 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.