School district · Dawson County, TX

Dawson Independent School District 902's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Dawson Independent School District 902 took in $2.8 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes27%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school lunches)2.4%

What stands out

67%

of Dawson Independent School District 902's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes27%

Property tax
27%$759 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$67 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$63 thousand
  • School lunches$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$1.9 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$63 thousand
Fines
0.6%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$2.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$46 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dawson Independent School District 902. 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 Dawson Independent School District 902 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.