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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Muenster Independent School District took in $9.5 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes61%State tax money30%Fines and other6.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.9%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

61%

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

School district taxes61%

Property tax
61%$5.8 million

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$274 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$129 thousand
  • Other school charges$91 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$54 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%$34 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$2.8 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$544 thousand
Fines
0.3%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.6%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

6.6%

of Muenster Independent School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$7.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.5 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$533 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$35 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Muenster Independent School District. 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 Muenster Independent School District 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.