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Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904 took in $135 million and spent $148 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes78%State tax money9.6%Fines and other6.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.5%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

78%

of Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes78%

Property tax
78%$105 million

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$3.8 million
  • Other school charges$2.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$698 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$13.0 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$8.5 million
Fines
0.4%$607 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges87%Interest on debt6.6%Sent to other local governments6.0%

What stands out

6%

of Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
87%$129 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$129 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$9.7 million
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$8.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$8.8 million
  • Sent to school districts$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904. 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 Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904 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.