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SchoolsSet by school feeCitation Resolution No. 2025/26-30 (adopted 2026-05-28)

School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Calaveras USD

Levied by Calaveras Unified School District on new development in Calaveras County (unincorporated). Authorized under the Ed. Code Sec. 17620; Gov. Code Sec. 65995 et seq. (statutory school facilities fee).

What one house pays

$10,760

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Calaveras County (unincorporated)'s total
12%
Total one-time fees here
$86,316
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution — the governing board raises the fee by its own resolution after a State Allocation Board adjustment; no index is named in anything published

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of the fees is to finance the construction or reconstruction of school facilities necessary to reduce overcrowding caused by the development on which the fees were levied”

Calaveras Unified School District, "EXHIBIT B TO RESOLUTION REGARDING FIVE YEAR ACCOUNTING OF DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 ... FUND 25", para. 1.A., p.1 of 2 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Developer Fees collected were used to repay our certificate of participation loan for the construction of the performing arts center at Calaveras High School which also serves as additional classrooms. A Developer Fees Study was also done and paid for by said funds.”

Exhibit B, para. 1.A. italic finding, FY ending 2025-06-30, p.1 of 2 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“It is required to hold a Public Hearing for the proposed adoption of a Developer Fee Justification Study for the District and an increase in the statutory school facility fee ("Level I Fee") on new residential and commercial/industrial developments as approved by the State Allocation Board on January 28, 2026.”

CUSD Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes of May 28, 2026, item 22.b "OPEN PUBLIC HEARING: 6:45 P.M. — Proposed Adoption of a Developer Fee Study and the Increase of the Statutory School Fee", p.6 · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Residential Addition | $4,020 | $2,010 | 500+ | 500+" (row of the BUILDING PERMITS table whose SCHOOL and FIRE columns read "500+" rather than YES/NO)”

County of Calaveras Building Department, FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 8TH 2026, "BUILDING PERMITS", p.1 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to residential.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Calaveras USD
this home per sq ft 8 Aug 2026 $5.38

“SCHOOL FEES | SCHOOL DISTRICT | RESIDENTIAL FEE | COMMERCIAL FEE — Calaveras Unified | $5.38/sf | $0.87/sf”

County of Calaveras Building Department, FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 8TH 2026, "SCHOOL FEES" table, p.2 · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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