Track Every Dollar · California

Garden Grove 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

Select federal, state or local to see every line.

Federal $117 million12.1%
  • All other federal money$61.8 million53.0%
  • School meals$27.1 million23.3%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$12.0 million10.3%
  • Special education (IDEA)$9.8 million8.4%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$2.3 million1.9%
  • English learners (Title III)$1.3 million1.1%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$1.3 million1.1%
  • After-school programs (21st Century)$472,0000.4%
  • Career and technical education$421,0000.4%
  • Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native education$5,000under 0.1%

Inside the federal total: $60.7 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $571 million59.1%
  • General formula aid$377 million66.0%
  • All other state money$91.1 million16.0%
  • Special education$36.3 million6.4%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$28.6 million5.0%
  • Buildings and debt payments$12.6 million2.2%
  • School meals$10.8 million1.9%
  • Staff improvement$8.4 million1.5%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$4.1 million0.7%
  • Career and technical education$2.0 million0.4%
Local $279 million28.9%
  • Property taxes$186 million66.7%
  • From cities and counties$46.4 million16.7%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$41.6 million14.9%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$4.4 million1.6%
  • From other school districts$365,0000.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$507 million54.2%
  • Support services Details$276 million29.5%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$70.5 million25.6%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$64.1 million23.3%
    • School administration: principals' offices$45.3 million16.4%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$37.3 million13.5%
    • Business office and central services$25.1 million9.1%
    • Student transportation$21.1 million7.7%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$6.7 million2.4%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$5.6 million2.0%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$84.5 million9.0%

    Of this, construction: $76.2 million.

  • Food service and other$29.5 million3.1%
  • Interest on debt$20.5 million2.2%
  • Community services and adult education$4.9 million0.5%
  • Payments to other school districts$13.3 million1.4%

Inside these totals: $458 million in salaries and wages, $213 million in employee benefits.

Lottery money, 2025-26 school year

  • General lottery money$7.1 million
  • Instructional materials (Proposition 20)$3.4 million
  • Total paid$10.5 million

Paid per student in average daily attendance (36,458).

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 (37,763). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 115895, NCES ID 0614880.

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

Every school system in California · California: every school dollar · Report an error