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South San Francisco 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 $8.5 million3.9%
  • All other federal money$2.8 million32.9%
  • School meals$2.1 million24.9%
  • Special education (IDEA)$2.1 million24.2%
  • Title I: schools with many low-income families$934,00011.0%
  • English learners (Title III)$300,0003.5%
  • Teacher and principal training (Title II)$178,0002.1%
  • Student support and enrichment (Title IV-A)$64,0000.8%
  • Career and technical education$60,0000.7%

Inside the federal total: $2.5 million of pandemic relief (ESSER and related funds), which ended in 2024.

State $26.3 million12.1%
  • All other state money$9.6 million36.6%
  • Paid by the state for the district (benefits and other costs)$5.3 million20.1%
  • General formula aid$5.2 million19.9%
  • School meals$2.7 million10.3%
  • Staff improvement$1.2 million4.7%
  • Compensatory and basic skills programs$862,0003.3%
  • Career and technical education$683,0002.6%
  • Special education$648,0002.5%
Local $183 million84.0%
  • Property taxes$118 million64.5%
  • From cities and counties$45.2 million24.6%
  • Interest, rents, donations and other$19.3 million10.5%
  • Tuition, fees, meals and other charges$703,0000.4%
  • From other school districts$13,000under 0.1%

Where it goes

  • Teaching (instruction)$99.4 million50.2%
  • Support services Details$61.8 million31.2%
    • Student support: attendance, guidance, health and psychological services$16.0 million25.9%
    • Running and maintaining buildings$15.8 million25.6%
    • Teacher support: curriculum, training, libraries$8.8 million14.3%
    • School administration: principals' offices$8.6 million14.0%
    • Business office and central services$5.7 million9.2%
    • District administration: the board and superintendent's office$2.8 million4.6%
    • Student transportation$2.6 million4.2%
    • Other support services and benefits paid by the state$1.5 million2.4%
  • Buildings and equipment Details$14.2 million7.1%

    Of this, construction: $13.0 million.

  • Food service and other$4.8 million2.4%
  • Interest on debt$10.5 million5.3%
  • Community services and adult education$6.4 million3.2%
  • Payments to state and local governments$8,000under 0.1%
  • Payments to other school districts$1.2 million0.6%

Inside these totals: $90.7 million in salaries and wages, $35.9 million in employee benefits. Long-term debt at year end: $296 million.

Lottery money, 2025-26 school year

  • General lottery money$1.5 million
  • Instructional materials (Proposition 20)$713,393
  • Total paid$2.2 million

Paid per student in average daily attendance (7,609).

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 (7,770). Amounts are reported by the school system to the U.S. Census Bureau. Census ID 115939, NCES ID 0637530.

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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