How are Torrance schools funded?
Torrance Unified School District is funded from a combination of local, state, and federal sources. The majority of our funding comes from local property taxes and state aid. This funding is called the revenue limit and is applied to each unit of “average daily attendance.” This is a percentage of actual student attendance to enrollment. Other funding is provided for special programs and services by the state and federal governments. The vast majority of these funds goes for personnel, supplies, utilities and day to day services. There are very few funds available for long term capital improvements.
