School district · San Diego County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), San Diego City Unified School District took in $2.94 billion and spent $2.95 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money36%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money4.9%Federal tax money0.8%Fees for services (school lunches)0.3%

What stands out

52%

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

School district taxes52%

Property tax
52%$1.52 billion

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$8.9 million
  • School lunches$497 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$24.0 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$1.05 billion

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$143 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$183 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.7%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

6.7%

of San Diego City Unified School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$2.74 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.74 billion
Interest on debt
6.7%$198 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$5.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$5.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Diego 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 San Diego 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.