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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Hempstead Independent School District 902 took in $24.8 million and spent $23.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes36%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

36%

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

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$8.9 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$150 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$80 thousand
  • Other school charges$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$138 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$15.0 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$355 thousand
Fines
0.9%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.0%Interest on debt0.9%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$22.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$22.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$239 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$239 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$208 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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.