School district · San Mateo County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pacifica School District took in $46.3 million and spent $58.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money80%School district taxes14%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services1.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Pacifica School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes14%

Property tax
11%$5.0 million
Other taxes
2.8%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$662 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges
  • Other school charges$662 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money80%

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

From the state
80%$37.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$101 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt7.0%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

7%

of Pacifica 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
93%$53.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$53.9 million
Interest on debt
7.0%$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$204 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$204 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pacifica 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 Pacifica 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.