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Harlingen Independent School District 903's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Harlingen Independent School District 903 took in $240 million and spent $268 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money80%School district taxes17%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (school lunches)0.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

80%

of Harlingen Independent School District 903's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$40.7 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • School lunches$887 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$858 thousand

State tax money80%

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

From the state
80%$192 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$3.9 million
Fines
0.3%$831 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt1.8%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$263 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$263 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$4.9 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$227 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$227 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harlingen Independent School District 903. 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 Harlingen Independent School District 903 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.