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Harper Independent School District 902's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Harper Independent School District 902 took in $8.8 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes56%State tax money37%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Harper Independent School District 902's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes56%

Property tax

56%$4.9 million

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services

2.9%$251 thousand

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

School lunches$122 thousand
Other school charges$101 thousand
School tuition and transportation$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state

37%$3.2 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%$20 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other

3.5%$307 thousand

Fines

0.9%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Sent to other local governments0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

100%$8.0 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$8.0 million

Sent to other local governments

0.4%$34 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$34 thousand

Interest on debt

<0.1%$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harper Independent School District 902. 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 Harper Independent School District 902 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.