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The study aimed to present a proposed vision for diversifying sources of funding in Saudi schools in the light of the American experience in the fields of (student talent investment, productive school, community partnership, and educational vouchers), after identifying the trends of the study sample towards diversifying sources of funding in the light of the American experience. The study adopted the descriptive analytical approach, and individual interviews were applied to the 30 participants from the educational leaders in Makkah, after analyzing the data according to a line-by-line strategy and interviewing the results of the current study. With the results of previous studies and the literature of the American experience, the trends of the study sample towards diversifying the sources of funding for Saudi schools were determined, and the results indicated that there are many obstacles in all fields that prevent the diversification of funding sources, so the current study presented a proposed vision for diversifying funding sources in Saudi schools in the light of the American experience. (Published abstract)