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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Los Angeles Unified School District took in $13.9 billion and spent $12.8 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes23%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money1.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.5%

What stands out

3.5%

of Los Angeles Unified School District's money comes from federal tax money.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes23%

Property tax
23%$3.17 billion

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$69.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$67.9 million
  • School lunches$1.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$425 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.5%$485 million

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$9.26 billion

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$202 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$762 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt4.2%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$12.3 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.3 billion
Interest on debt
4.2%$540 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$8.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$8.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$140 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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.