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Santa Cruz City High School District

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

Students4,504
Money in$1.7 million
Money spent$1.4 million
Day-to-day spending per student$309California, same method: $20,791

Where the money comes from

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Federal 2%State 53%Local 45%

Federal $41,0002.5%

Special education (IDEA)$25,00061.0%
Title I: schools with many low-income families$16,00039.0%

State $876,00052.5%

General formula aid$664,00075.8%
Special education$84,0009.6%
Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$61,0007.0%
All other state money$54,0006.2%
Compensatory and basic skills programs$13,0001.5%

Local $751,00045.0%

From other school districts$746,00099.3%
Interest, rents, donations and other$5,0000.7%

Where it goes

Teaching (instruction)$888,00063.7%
Support services Details$505,00036.3%
- School administration: principals' offices$318,00063.0%
- Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$70,00013.9%
- Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$42,0008.3%
- Running and maintaining buildings$26,0005.1%
- Business office and central services$26,0005.1%
- District administration: the board and superintendent's office$23,0004.6%

Inside these totals: $856,000 in salaries and wages, $267,000 in employee benefits.

Lottery money, 2025-26 school year

General lottery money$808,953
Instructional materials (Proposition 20)$391,165
Total paid$1.2 million

Paid per student in average daily attendance (4,155).

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 (4,504). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 184017, NCES ID 0635600.

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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