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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Georgetown Independent School District 904 took in $235 million and spent $348 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes76%State tax money14%Fines and other7.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.2%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

76%

of Georgetown 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 taxes76%

Property tax
76%$178 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$3.1 million
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$616 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$232 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$33.1 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%$417 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$15.5 million
Fines
0.8%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Interest on debt8.2%Sent to other local governments2.9%

What stands out

8.2%

of Georgetown Independent School District 904'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
89%$310 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$310 million
Interest on debt
8.2%$28.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$10.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$9.6 million
  • Sent to school districts$501 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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.