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Highland Independent School District 905's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Highland Independent School District 905 took in $6.2 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes58%State tax money25%Fines and other14%Fees for services (school lunches)2.7%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

58%

of Highland Independent School District 905's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes58%

Property tax
58%$3.6 million

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$167 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$84 thousand
  • Other school charges$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$1.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$841 thousand
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments7.6%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

7.6%

of Highland Independent School District 905's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
89%$5.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.4 million
Sent to other local governments
7.6%$459 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$437 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$22 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$203 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Highland Independent School District 905. 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 Highland Independent School District 905 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.