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Kountze Independent School District 903's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Kountze Independent School District 903 took in $18.2 million and spent $19.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money71%School district taxes24%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services (school lunches)2.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

71%

of Kountze Independent School District 903's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes24%

Property tax
24%$4.3 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$460 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$239 thousand
  • School lunches$221 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$80 thousand

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$12.8 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$398 thousand
Fines
0.6%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.2%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$19.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.1 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$240 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kountze Independent School District 903. 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 Kountze Independent School District 903 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.