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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Vista Unified School District took in $427 million and spent $435 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%School district taxes27%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money3.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.4%

What stands out

64%

of Vista Unified School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes27%

Property tax
27%$113 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.2 million
  • School lunches$337 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$272 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$16.2 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$23.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.5%Sent to other local governments2.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$416 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$416 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$10.8 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$8.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$8.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vista 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 Vista 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.