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Brenham Independent School District 901's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Brenham Independent School District 901 took in $58.8 million and spent $61.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes54%State tax money38%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.9%County and local tax money0.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

54%

of Brenham Independent School District 901's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes54%

Property tax

54%$31.8 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services

1.9%$1.1 million

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more

School lunches$941 thousand
Other school charges$122 thousand
School tuition and transportation$40 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%$43 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state

38%$22.6 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.3%$186 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other

4.6%$2.7 million

Fines

0.7%$407 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.7%Sent to other local governments0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$58.8 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$58.8 million

Interest on debt

3.7%$2.3 million

Sent to other local governments

0.4%$229 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$229 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brenham Independent School District 901. 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 Brenham Independent School District 901 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.