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Blinn College's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Blinn College took in $131 million and spent $150 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)59%State tax money33%Fines and other5.4%School district taxes1.9%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

59%

of Blinn College's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical community or technical college district gets 21%.

School district taxes1.9%

Property tax
1.9%$2.5 million

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$77.2 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition and university housing and dining
  • College tuition$65.0 million
  • University housing and dining$12.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$1.0 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$43.4 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$7.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$147 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$120 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$14.1 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$12.7 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$3.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blinn 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 Blinn 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.