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SchoolsSet by school feeCitation Resolution No. 2526-21 (adopted 2026-03-18, 7-0)

School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Capistrano USD

Levied by Capistrano Unified School District on new development in Orange 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 Orange County (unincorporated)'s total
29%
Total one-time fees here
$37,315
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution — each State Allocation Board Level 1 adjustment is taken up and approved by the Board's own resolution; no automatic index appears on the page of the instrument that could be read

The record

Why it exists

“WHEREAS, new residential and commercial/industrial construction continues to generate additional students for the District's schools and the District is required to provide school facilities (School Facilities) to accommodate those students; and”

CUSD Resolution No. 2526-21, 2026-03-18, p. 1, third recital · source document ↗
What it pays for

“WHEREAS, the District does not have sufficient funds available for the construction or reconstruction of the School Facilities, including acquisition of sites, construction of permanent School Facilities, and acquisition of interim School Facilities, to accommodate students from new residential and commercial/industrial construction; and”

CUSD Resolution No. 2526-21, 2026-03-18, p. 1, fifth recital · source document ↗
Where it applies

“WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (Board) of the Capistrano Unified School District (District) provides for the educational needs for Grade TK-12 students within the Cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, and Laguna Woods (Cities), and the County of Orange (County); and”

CUSD Resolution No. 2526-21, 2026-03-18, p. 1, first recital · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2026-03-18

“4. RESOLUTION NO. 2526-21, APPROVING AN INCREASE IN STATUTORY SCHOOL FEES IMPOSED ON NEW RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE § 17620 AND GOVERNMENT CODE § 65995”

CUSD, "March 18, 2026 Regular Board Meeting — MEETING MINUTES", executed, item 13.A.4, p. 6 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution No. 2526-21

“4. RESOLUTION NO. 2526-21, APPROVING AN INCREASE IN STATUTORY SCHOOL FEES IMPOSED ON NEW RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE § 17620 AND GOVERNMENT CODE § 65995”

CUSD, "March 18, 2026 Regular Board Meeting — MEETING MINUTES", executed, item 13.A.4, p. 6 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to residential.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Capistrano USD
this home per sq ft 17 May 2026 $5.38

“on January 28, 2026, the State Allocation Board (SAB) authorized an adjustment in the Statutory School Fee amounts for unified school districts pursuant to Government Code § 65995(b)(3) to Five and 38/100 Dollars ($5.38) per square foot for assessable space of new residential construction (Residential Statutory School Fees)”

CUSD Resolution No. 2526-21, "APPROVING AN INCREASE IN STATUTORY SCHOOL FEES IMPOSED ON NEW RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE § 17620 AND GOVERNMENT CODE § 65995", 2026-03-18, p. 1, second recital · 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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