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Santa Barbara Community College District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santa Barbara Community College District took in $142 million and spent $192 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%School district taxes30%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)15%Federal tax money13%

What stands out

30%

of Santa Barbara Community College District's money comes from property tax.A typical community or technical college district gets 15%.

School district taxes30%

Property tax
30%$43.3 million

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$20.9 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition and university housing and dining
  • College tuition$18.4 million
  • University housing and dining$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$18.3 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$59.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$192 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$170 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$12.5 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$9.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Santa Barbara Community College 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 Santa Barbara Community College 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.