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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dallas School District took in $45.3 million and spent $45.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes59%State tax money39%Fees for services (school lunches)0.9%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

8.7%

of Dallas School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes59%

Property tax
49%$22.3 million
Individual income tax
8.7%$3.9 million
Other taxes
1.1%$484 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$484 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$414 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches
  • School lunches$414 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$17.6 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$313 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$226 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Interest on debt7.5%Sent to other local governments1.9%

What stands out

7.5%

of Dallas School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$41.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$41.5 million
Interest on debt
7.5%$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$868 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$868 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dallas 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 Dallas 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.