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Modesto City School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Modesto City School District took in $679 million and spent $719 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money77%School district taxes15%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money2.1%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

15%

of Modesto City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes15%

Property tax
15%$104 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$763 thousand
  • Other school charges$259 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%$66 thousand

State tax money77%

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

From the state
77%$522 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$14.6 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$37.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.1%Sent to other local governments0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$705 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$705 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$8.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$6.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$6.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Modesto City 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 Modesto City 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.