School district · Sonoma County, CA

Sonoma Valley Unified School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sonoma Valley Unified School District took in $86.4 million and spent $100 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes70%State tax money17%County and local tax money7.4%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

70%

of Sonoma Valley Unified School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes70%

Property tax
70%$60.3 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$305 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$138 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$85 thousand
  • School lunches$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$15.0 million

County and local tax money7.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.4%$6.4 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$4.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt5.1%

What stands out

5.1%

of Sonoma Valley Unified School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$94.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$94.6 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$5.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sonoma Valley 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 Sonoma Valley 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.