School district · Refugio County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Refugio Independent School District 903 took in $12.2 million and spent $14.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes34%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.3%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

34%

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

School district taxes34%

Property tax
34%$4.2 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$160 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$152 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$6 thousand
  • School lunches$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$140 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$7.1 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$124 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$494 thousand
Fines
0.4%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.1%Sent to other local governments0.6%

What stands out

5.1%

of Refugio 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
94%$14.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.0 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$750 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$87 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Refugio 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 Refugio 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.