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Gunter Independent School District 917's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Gunter Independent School District 917 took in $26.5 million and spent $64.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%School district taxes40%Fines and other13%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.6%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Gunter Independent School District 917's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes40%

Property tax
40%$10.5 million

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$946 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$485 thousand
  • School lunches$394 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$67 thousand

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%$64 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$11.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$129 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.4 million
Fines
0.4%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.7%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

6.7%

of Gunter Independent School District 917's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$60.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$60.3 million
Interest on debt
6.7%$4.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$98 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gunter Independent School District 917. 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 Gunter Independent School District 917 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.