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Alief Independent School District 903's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Alief Independent School District 903 took in $629 million and spent $620 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes29%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Alief Independent School District 903's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

School district taxes29%

Property tax
29%$181 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$7.2 million
  • School lunches$2.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$483 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$1.6 million

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$412 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$681 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$21.4 million
Fines
0.3%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.5%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$604 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$604 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$15.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$463 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$463 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alief Independent School District 903. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Alief Independent School District 903 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.