School district · Tarrant County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Arlington Independent School took in $833 million and spent $916 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money44%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

48%

of Arlington Independent School's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes48%

Property tax
48%$400 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$6.5 million
  • School lunches$4.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$202 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$529 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$367 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$284 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$51.1 million
Fines
0.3%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.8%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

5.8%

of Arlington Independent School's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$860 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$860 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$52.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$2.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$2.2 million
  • Sent to school districts$662 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Arlington Independent School. 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 Arlington Independent School 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.