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Dickinson Independent School District 901's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Dickinson Independent School District 901 took in $185 million and spent $192 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes39%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.7%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

39%

of Dickinson Independent School District 901's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes39%

Property tax

39%$71.9 million

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services

1.7%$3.2 million

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more

School lunches$1.8 million
Other school charges$1.4 million
School tuition and transportation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government

0.3%$538 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state

54%$99.1 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.2%$390 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other

5.0%$9.3 million

Fines

0.4%$658 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Interest on debt9.8%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Dickinson Independent School District 901'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

90%$173 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$173 million

Interest on debt

9.8%$18.8 million

Sent to other local governments

0.3%$563 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$563 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dickinson Independent School District 901. 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 Dickinson Independent School District 901 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.