School district · Kern County, CA

West Kern Community College District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Kern Community College District took in $66.8 million and spent $48.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes11%County and local tax money7.0%Fees for services (university housing and dining, college tuition)5.4%Federal tax money0.9%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

75%

of West Kern Community College District's money comes from state tax money.A typical community or technical college district gets 33%.

School district taxes11%

Property tax
11%$7.2 million

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesUniversity housing and dining and college tuition
  • University housing and dining$2.0 million
  • College tuition$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$628 thousand

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$50.1 million

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$4.6 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$584 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$47.3 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$36.6 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$6.3 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$4.3 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Kern Community College 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 West Kern Community College 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.