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Chisum Independent School District 905's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Chisum Independent School District 905 took in $23.6 million and spent $21.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes62%State tax money27%Fines and other8.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.8%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Chisum Independent School District 905's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes62%

Property tax

62%$14.7 million

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services

1.8%$419 thousand

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

Other school charges$268 thousand
School lunches$105 thousand
School tuition and transportation$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state

27%$6.5 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%$13 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other

7.9%$1.9 million

Fines

0.6%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Interest on debt11%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Chisum Independent School District 905's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

89%$18.7 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$18.7 million

Interest on debt

11%$2.3 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$14 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$14 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chisum Independent School District 905. 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 Chisum Independent School District 905 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.