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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ross Valley School District took in $35.4 million and spent $34.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes62%State tax money24%Fines and other10%County and local tax money3.4%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

13%

of Ross Valley School District's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes62%

Property tax
49%$17.3 million
Other taxes
13%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$294 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges
  • Other school charges$294 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$8.3 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$1.2 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges87%Interest on debt10%Sent to other local governments3.1%

What stands out

10%

of Ross Valley 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
87%$30.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$30.2 million
Interest on debt
10%$3.5 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ross Valley 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 Ross Valley 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.