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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Marfa Independent School District 901 took in $5.5 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes70%Fines and other19%State tax money11%Fees for services (school lunches)0.9%

What stands out

70%

of Marfa Independent School District 901's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes70%

Property tax
70%$3.8 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$33 thousand
  • School lunches$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$598 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
17%$914 thousand
Fines
1.8%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges74%Sent to other local governments24%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

24%

of Marfa Independent School District 901's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
74%$4.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.6 million
Sent to other local governments
24%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$1.5 million
  • Sent to school districts$36 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marfa 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 Marfa 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.