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Dime Box Independent School District 903's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Dime Box Independent School District 903 took in $3.6 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money42%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (school lunches)0.7%

What stands out

52%

of Dime Box Independent School District 903's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes52%

Property tax
52%$1.8 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$15 thousand
  • Other school charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$1.5 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$164 thousand
Fines
0.8%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.7%Sent to other local governments0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$3.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.2 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$90 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dime Box Independent School District 903. 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 Dime Box Independent School District 903 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.