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Decatur Independent School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Decatur Independent School District took in $115 million and spent $110 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes54%State tax money38%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)5.9%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

6.1%

of Decatur Independent School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes54%

Property tax

48%$55.1 million

Sales tax

6.1%$7.0 million

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services

5.9%$6.7 million

What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 1 more

School tuition and transportation$3.1 million
School lunches$1.9 million
Other school charges$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

0.1%$154 thousand

State tax money38%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

38%$44.1 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.4%$408 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

99%$109 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$109 million

Interest on debt

0.9%$981 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur Independent School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Decatur Independent School District itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.