School district · Santa Cruz County, CA

Santa Cruz City School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santa Cruz City School District took in $160 million and spent $146 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money30%County and local tax money11%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Santa Cruz City School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes52%

Property tax
47%$75.8 million
Other taxes
4.3%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$595 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$446 thousand
  • School lunches$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$47.9 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$17.4 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$11.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt5.3%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

5.3%

of Santa Cruz City 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
95%$138 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$138 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$7.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$176 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$176 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Santa Cruz City 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 Cruz City 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.