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Nixon Smiley Independent School District 903's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Nixon Smiley Independent School District 903 took in $26.2 million and spent $23.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes73%Fines and other14%State tax money12%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

73%

of Nixon Smiley Independent School District 903's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes73%

Property tax
73%$19.3 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$199 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$77 thousand
  • Other school charges$75 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$3.1 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$89 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.4 million
Fines
0.5%$139 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt5.4%Sent to other local governments2.2%

What stands out

5.4%

of Nixon Smiley Independent School District 903'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
92%$21.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.5 million
Interest on debt
5.4%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$517 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$335 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$182 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nixon Smiley Independent School District 903. 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 Nixon Smiley Independent School District 903 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.