School district · Mendocino County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mendocino Unified School District took in $16.6 million and spent $24.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes54%State tax money23%Fees for services (school lunches)14%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

14%

of Mendocino Unified School District's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.8%.

School district taxes54%

Property tax
53%$8.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$2.3 million
  • School lunches$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$3.8 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$460 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.9%

What stands out

3.9%

of Mendocino 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
96%$23.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$23.7 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$972 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mendocino 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 Mendocino 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.