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Port Arthur Independent School District 907's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Port Arthur Independent School District 907 took in $148 million and spent $160 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money33%Fines and other11%Federal tax money2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)1.0%

What stands out

7.7%

of Port Arthur Independent School District 907's money comes from fines.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes53%

Property tax
53%$77.9 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School lunches$360 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$2.9 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$49.5 million

Fines and other11%

Fines
7.7%$11.4 million
Interest, rents and other
3.3%$4.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt7.3%Sent to other local governments0.7%

What stands out

7.3%

of Port Arthur Independent School District 907'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%$147 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$147 million
Interest on debt
7.3%$11.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$685 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$500 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Port Arthur Independent School District 907. 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 Port Arthur Independent School District 907 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.