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Hitchcock Independent School District 908's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Hitchcock Independent School District 908 took in $38.1 million and spent $64.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%School district taxes35%Federal tax money8.1%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (school lunches)0.3%

What stands out

8.1%

of Hitchcock Independent School District 908's money comes from federal tax money.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes35%

Property tax
35%$13.3 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$91 thousand
  • School lunches$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$3.1 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$19.5 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$1.8 million
Fines
0.5%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt4.0%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

4%

of Hitchcock Independent School District 908's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$61.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$61.9 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$258 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$258 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hitchcock Independent School District 908. 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 Hitchcock Independent School District 908 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.