School district · Sacramento County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sacramento City Unified School District took in $1.03 billion and spent $1.03 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%School district taxes19%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money1.9%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

19%

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

School district taxes19%

Property tax
19%$196 million
Other taxes
0.2%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$833 thousand
  • School lunches$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.4%$14.3 million

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$740 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$19.6 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$53.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.4%Sent to other local governments0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$997 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$997 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$34.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sacramento City 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 Sacramento City 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.