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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sweetwater Union High School District took in $818 million and spent $675 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes25%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money4.2%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)<0.1%

What stands out

4.2%

of Sweetwater Union High School District's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes25%

Property tax
21%$169 million
Other taxes
4.2%$34.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$34.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$758 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$443 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$285 thousand
  • School lunches$30 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%$66 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$528 million

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$34.1 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$51.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.7%Sent to other local governments0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$641 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$641 million
Interest on debt
4.7%$31.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$2.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater 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.