School district · Santa Clara County, CA

Santa Clara Unified School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santa Clara Unified School District took in $498 million and spent $507 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes71%State tax money13%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money6.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.5%

What stands out

71%

of Santa Clara Unified School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes71%

Property tax
71%$355 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$6.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.0 million
  • School lunches$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$64.2 million

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$34.3 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$37.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt7.7%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

7.7%

of Santa Clara Unified School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$468 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$468 million
Interest on debt
7.7%$38.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$816 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$816 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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.