School district · Madera County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Madera Unified School District took in $480 million and spent $459 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money85%School district taxes9.5%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money2.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)<0.1%

What stands out

9.5%

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

School district taxes9.5%

Property tax
9.5%$45.3 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$248 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$165 thousand
  • Other school charges$70 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$13 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%$78 thousand

State tax money85%

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

From the state
85%$409 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$10.5 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$14.2 million

Where it goes

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$442 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$442 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$10.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$6.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$6.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madera 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 Madera 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.