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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Blackwell Independent School District 903 took in $5.7 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes77%Fines and other16%State tax money5.8%Fees for services (school lunches)1.4%

What stands out

77%

of Blackwell Independent School District 903's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes77%

Property tax
77%$4.3 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$49 thousand
  • Other school charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$327 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$894 thousand
Fines
0.3%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Sent to other local governments23%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

23%

of Blackwell Independent School District 903's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
74%$8.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.5 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$2.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$2.6 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$301 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blackwell 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 Blackwell 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.