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La Porte Independent School District 916's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), La Porte Independent School District 916 took in $136 million and spent $196 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes76%State tax money12%Fines and other9.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.5%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

76%

of La Porte Independent School District 916's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes76%

Property tax
76%$103 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.1 million
  • Other school charges$890 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$1.6 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$16.1 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$12.2 million
Fines
0.8%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges81%Sent to other local governments13%Interest on debt5.7%

What stands out

13%

of La Porte Independent School District 916'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
81%$159 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$159 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$26.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$25.4 million
  • Sent to school districts$633 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$11.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

La Porte Independent School District 916. 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 La Porte Independent School District 916 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.