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Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 901's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 901 took in $711 million and spent $1.14 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%School district taxes42%Fines and other13%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.8%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

13%

of Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 901's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 4.5%.

School district taxes42%

Property tax

42%$297 million

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services

1.8%$12.7 million

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more

School lunches$6.2 million
Other school charges$6.0 million
School tuition and transportation$448 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$371 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state

43%$308 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other

13%$92.6 million

Fines

0.2%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Interest on debt11%

What stands out

11%

of Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 901's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

89%$1.01 billion

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$1.01 billion

Interest on debt

11%$121 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$129 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$129 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 901. 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 Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 901 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.