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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Newport Mesa Unified School District took in $507 million and spent $501 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes71%State tax money20%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money2.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

71%

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

School district taxes71%

Property tax

71%$360 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services

0.4%$1.8 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$1.8 million
School lunches$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state

20%$101 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%$11.3 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other

6.5%$32.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.4%Sent to other local governments0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$490 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$490 million

Interest on debt

1.4%$7.0 million

Sent to other local governments

0.8%$4.2 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$4.2 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Newport Mesa 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 Newport Mesa 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.