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SchoolsSet by school feeCitation Ed Code 17620

School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Rescue Union SD + El Dorado Union HSD (combined)

Levied by Rescue Union School District (K-8 share) and El Dorado Union High School District (9-12 share) on new development in El Dorado County (unincorporated). Authorized under the Ed. Code Sec. 17620; Gov. Code Sec. 65995 et seq. (statutory school facilities fee). Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$8,160

This fee is not in El Dorado County (unincorporated)'s published figure. This site publishes a home outside any plan area, and this charge applies only in Rescue USD. The amount shown is what it costs a house that is there.

Total one-time fees here
$114,005
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution — the amount is set by the Board's adoption of a fee justification study; no document read names an index, a percentage or an automatic adjustment

The record

Why it exists

“School District Impact Fees are imposed on new residential and non-residential developments to fund school facilities required to serve the additional grade K-12 students within El Dorado County School Districts.”

El Dorado County Mitigation Fees — School District Impact Fee, undated one-page flyer, opening paragraph · source document ↗
What it pays for

“School fees collected are to be used for the construction and/or re-construction of school facilities. The fees can be used for the remodeling of existing school facilities to add new classrooms and technology infrastructure.”

El Dorado County Mitigation Fees — School District Impact Fee, undated, second paragraph · source document ↗
Where it applies

“On the western slope, EDUHSD and elementary feeder districts have reached an agreement to allocate the fees 61% toward K-8 needs and 39% towards 9-12.”

Rescue Union School District, "Annual and 5-year Report-Collection and Accounting of Developer Fees", November 18, 2025, p. 1 "Background" · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2021-11-16

“On November 16, 2021, this Board adopted its November 2021 Developer Fee Justification Study.”

Rescue Union School District, memo "Re: Annual and 5-year Report-Collection and Accounting of Developer Fees", dated November 18, 2025, p. 1 "Background" · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“School District Impact Fees are collected by El Dorado County Development Services at permit issuance.”

El Dorado County Mitigation Fees — School District Impact Fee, undated · source document ↗
Who collects it

“School fees are collected by the El Dorado County Building Services. Please provide a separate check for school fees made payable to El Dorado County Office of Education (EDCOE).”

El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, closing line of page body · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Additions - under 500 s.f. that are attached to an existing dwelling will not be assessed a school fee.”

El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, below the residential fee table · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“The amount of any developer fee refunds. Refunds in 2024-25 total $1,163.00”

Rescue Union School District, "Annual and 5-year Report-Collection and Accounting of Developer Fees", November 18, 2025, p. 3, item h · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to residential.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Rescue Union SD
unverified per sq ft — $4.08
the line this rate was read from

“Residential ($4.08 Sq. Ft): K-8 = $2.49 (61.0%) 9-12 = $1.59 (39.0%)”

Rescue Union School District, "Annual and 5-year Report-Collection and Accounting of Developer Fees", November 18, 2025, p. 1, "the following are the current rates collected" · 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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