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Deer Park Independent School District 908's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Deer Park Independent School District 908 took in $197 million and spent $242 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes67%State tax money22%Fines and other8.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.2%

What stands out

67%

of Deer Park Independent School District 908's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes67%

Property tax
67%$133 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.5 million
  • School lunches$1.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$42.9 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$16.5 million
Fines
0.2%$380 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Interest on debt6.3%Sent to other local governments2.2%

What stands out

6.3%

of Deer Park Independent School District 908's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$221 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$221 million
Interest on debt
6.3%$15.2 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$5.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$5.0 million
  • Sent to school districts$426 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Deer Park Independent School District 908. 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 Deer Park Independent School District 908 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.