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Alvin Community College's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Alvin Community College took in $57.4 million and spent $59.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money30%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)17%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

50%

of Alvin Community College's money comes from property tax.A typical community or technical college district gets 15%.

School district taxes50%

Property tax
50%$28.4 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition and university housing and dining
  • College tuition$7.5 million
  • University housing and dining$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$939 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$17.2 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$59.1 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$54.1 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.7 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.2 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$771 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alvin Community College. 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 Alvin Community College 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.