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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Brownsville Independent School District 901 took in $593 million and spent $584 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money84%School district taxes12%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Brownsville Independent School District 901's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

School district taxes12%

Property tax
12%$72.6 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$4.0 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$336 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$859 thousand

State tax money84%

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

From the state
84%$497 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%$220 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$14.7 million
Fines
0.3%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$580 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$580 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$3.9 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$123 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brownsville 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 Brownsville 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.