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Houston Independent School District 912's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Houston Independent School District 912 took in $3.06 billion and spent $2.97 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes60%State tax money33%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.8%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%

What stands out

60%

of Houston Independent School District 912's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes60%

Property tax
60%$1.84 billion

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$16.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$8.7 million
  • Other school charges$7.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$24.3 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$1.02 billion

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$36.0 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$103 million
Fines
0.7%$21.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.3%Sent to other local governments0.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$2.87 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.87 billion
Interest on debt
3.3%$99.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$6.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$6.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Houston Independent School District 912. 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 Houston Independent School District 912 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.