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Highland Park Independent School District 911's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Highland Park Independent School District 911 took in $122 million and spent $188 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes72%Fines and other19%State tax money4.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation)3.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

72%

of Highland Park Independent School District 911's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes72%

Property tax
72%$87.5 million

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school tuition and transportation
  • Other school charges$3.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$5.9 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$730 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$22.2 million
Fines
0.7%$845 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Sent to other local governments42%Interest on debt7.3%

What stands out

42%

of Highland Park Independent School District 911's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
51%$95.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$95.9 million
Sent to other local governments
42%$78.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$78.6 million
  • Sent to school districts$117 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$13.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Highland Park Independent School District 911. 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 Park Independent School District 911 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.