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Robstown Independent School District 909's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Robstown Independent School District 909 took in $42.3 million and spent $42.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%School district taxes22%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money0.9%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%

What stands out

72%

of Robstown Independent School District 909's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$9.5 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$236 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$194 thousand
  • School lunches$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$378 thousand

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$30.4 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.2 million
Fines
1.3%$533 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt6.2%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

6.2%

of Robstown Independent School District 909'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%$39.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$39.5 million
Interest on debt
6.2%$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$89 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Robstown Independent School District 909. 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 Robstown Independent School District 909 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.