School district · San Mateo County, CA

Sequoia Union High School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sequoia Union High School District took in $328 million and spent $281 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes75%State tax money11%Fines and other7.7%County and local tax money6.1%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.7%

What stands out

74%

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

School district taxes75%

Property tax
74%$244 million
Other taxes
0.3%$903 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$903 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.0 million
  • School lunches$326 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$35.7 million

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$20.1 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$25.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt4.9%Sent to other local governments0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$265 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$265 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$13.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$1.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$1.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sequoia Union High 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 Sequoia Union High 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.