School district · Fort Bend County, TX

Fort Bend Independent School District 907's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Fort Bend Independent School District 907 took in $1.06 billion and spent $1.09 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money47%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Fort Bend Independent School District 907's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes48%

Property tax

48%$512 million

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services

2.3%$24.9 million

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

School lunches$12.3 million
Other school charges$11.3 million
School tuition and transportation$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government

0.2%$2.6 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state

47%$498 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other

2.1%$21.9 million

Fines

0.3%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.5%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

5.5%

of Fort Bend Independent School District 907's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

94%$1.02 billion

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$1.02 billion

Interest on debt

5.5%$60.1 million

Sent to other local governments

0.2%$2.3 million

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

Sent to school districts$2.3 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fort Bend Independent School District 907. 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 Fort Bend Independent School District 907 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.