School district · Dallas County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Dallas College took in $709 million and spent $839 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes59%State tax money22%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)8.6%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

59%

of Dallas College's money comes from property tax.A typical community or technical college district gets 15%.

School district taxes59%

Property tax
59%$417 million

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$60.7 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition and university housing and dining
  • College tuition$60.0 million
  • University housing and dining$731 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$27.6 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$154 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$4.1 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$45.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$827 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$775 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$50.8 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$12.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dallas 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 Dallas 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.