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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Dallas Independent School District 905 took in $2.62 billion and spent $3.04 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes62%State tax money31%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money1.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.4%

What stands out

62%

of Dallas Independent School District 905's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes62%

Property tax
62%$1.63 billion

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$7.1 million
  • School lunches$2.3 million
  • School tuition and transportation$796 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$33.2 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$811 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$124 million
Fines
0.5%$14.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt5.5%Sent to other local governments1.5%

What stands out

5.5%

of Dallas Independent School District 905's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$2.83 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.83 billion
Interest on debt
5.5%$169 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$45.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$44.5 million
  • Sent to school districts$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dallas 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 Dallas 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.