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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Oakland Unified School District took in $1.12 billion and spent $1.05 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes28%County and local tax money6.8%Fines and other6.8%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

6.8%

of Oakland Unified School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes28%

Property tax
24%$263 million
Other taxes
4.0%$44.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$44.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$4.6 million
  • School lunches$53 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%$46 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$652 million

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$76.0 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$75.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.5%Sent to other local governments0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$993 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$993 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$46.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$6.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$6.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oakland 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 Oakland 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.