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Plains Independent School District 902's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Plains Independent School District 902 took in $16.1 million and spent $24.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes85%Fines and other8.2%State tax money5.5%Fees for services (school lunches)1.0%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

85%

of Plains Independent School District 902's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes85%

Property tax
85%$13.6 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$166 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$153 thousand
  • School lunches$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$103 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$887 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$1.2 million
Fines
0.7%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges50%Sent to other local governments47%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

47%

of Plains Independent School District 902'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
50%$12.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.1 million
Sent to other local governments
47%$11.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$11.4 million
  • Sent to school districts$56 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$693 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plains Independent School District 902. 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 Plains Independent School District 902 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.