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Lancaster Independent School District 913's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Lancaster Independent School District 913 took in $118 million and spent $104 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money45%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.1%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

49%

of Lancaster Independent School District 913's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes49%

Property tax
49%$57.7 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School lunches$169 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$638 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$53.5 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$4.6 million
Fines
0.4%$447 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt7.8%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

7.8%

of Lancaster Independent School District 913's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 2.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$95.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$95.1 million
Interest on debt
7.8%$8.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$336 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$336 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lancaster Independent School District 913. 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 Lancaster Independent School District 913 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.