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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Dayton Independent School District 902 took in $76.2 million and spent $71.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes38%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Dayton Independent School District 902's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes38%

Property tax
38%$29.1 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$792 thousand
  • Other school charges$254 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$562 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$43.4 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%$18 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$1.1 million
Fines
1.1%$813 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.8%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$68.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$68.8 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$44 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dayton 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 Dayton 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.