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Carpinteria Unified School District

Every dollar this school system reported for the 2023-24 school year: where it came from and where it went.

Where the money comes from

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Federal $2.0 million4.1%
  • School meals$1.0 million51.0%
  • Special education (IDEA)$493,00024.7%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$332,00016.7%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$66,0003.3%
  • English learners (Title III)$61,0003.1%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$25,0001.3%
State $7.8 million16.2%
  • All other state money$3.2 million41.0%
  • General formula aid$1.8 million22.9%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$1.2 million15.6%
  • School meals$889,00011.4%
  • Staff improvement$281,0003.6%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$213,0002.7%
  • Special education$130,0001.7%
  • Career and technical education$91,0001.2%
Local $38.5 million79.7%
  • Property taxes$34.7 million90.2%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$2.6 million6.7%
  • From other school districts$1.2 million3.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$25.0 million47.3%
  • Support services Details$18.7 million35.4%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$4.9 million25.9%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$4.2 million22.3%
    • Business office and central services$3.6 million19.2%
    • School administration: principals' offices$3.0 million15.9%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$1.3 million6.9%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$1.1 million5.7%
    • Student transportation$496,0002.6%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$274,0001.5%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$4.4 million8.3%

    Of this, construction: $4.2 million.

  • Food service and other$1.5 million2.8%
  • Interest on debt$3.2 million6.0%
  • Community services and adult education$2,000under 0.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$108,0000.2%

Inside these totals: $21.6 million in salaries and wages, $11.1 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $3.3 million.

Lottery money, 2025-26 school year

  • General lottery money$366,551
  • Instructional materials (Proposition 20)$177,326
  • Total paid$543,877

Paid per student in average daily attendance (1,889).

Source: California State Controller's Office, Lottery Education Apportionment Master Register, fiscal year 2025-26, year to date. sco.ca.gov the payment register

The record

Day-to-day spending per student is current spending (teaching, support and food service) divided by fall enrollment (1,920). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 203001, NCES ID 0607560.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finances: Fiscal Year 2024. School year 2023-24. census.gov the data file

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