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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Decatur Independent School District 905 took in $53.3 million and spent $51.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes63%State tax money27%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.6%Federal tax money<0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

63%

of Decatur Independent School District 905's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes63%

Property tax
63%$33.8 million

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School lunches$779 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$34 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$14.7 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%$34 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$2.4 million
Fines
0.8%$426 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges88%Interest on debt12%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Decatur Independent School District 905'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
88%$45.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$45.4 million
Interest on debt
12%$6.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$62 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur 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 Decatur 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.