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Dawson Independent School District 904's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Dawson Independent School District 904 took in $12.7 million and spent $10.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes28%Fines and other16%Federal tax money0.9%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Dawson Independent School District 904's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes28%

Property tax
28%$3.6 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$77 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$57 thousand
  • Other school charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$120 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$6.8 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.0 million
Fines
0.4%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt4.0%Sent to other local governments0.6%

What stands out

4%

of Dawson Independent School District 904'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
95%$10.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.0 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$425 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$59 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dawson Independent School District 904. 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 904 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.