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Santa Maria-Bonita School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santa Maria-Bonita School District took in $378 million and spent $376 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money81%School district taxes12%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

12%

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

School district taxes12%

Property tax

12%$46.9 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services

<0.1%$79 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$47 thousand
Other school charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money81%

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

From the state

81%$305 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.7%$10.1 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other

4.2%$15.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Sent to other local governments3.0%Interest on debt0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$362 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$362 million

Sent to other local governments

3.0%$11.4 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$11.4 million

Interest on debt

0.7%$2.5 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Santa Maria-Bonita 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 Maria-Bonita 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.