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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Driscoll Independent School District 905 took in $6.4 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%School district taxes17%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)1.6%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

79%

of Driscoll Independent School District 905's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$1.1 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$89 thousand
  • School lunches$15 thousand

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%$32 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$5.0 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$100 thousand
Fines
0.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges88%Sent to other local governments10%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

10%

of Driscoll Independent School District 905's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$5.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.4 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$618 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$618 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Driscoll 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 Driscoll 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.