School district · Rockwall County, TX

Rockwall Independent School District 901's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Rockwall Independent School District 901 took in $262 million and spent $461 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes57%State tax money30%Fines and other8.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

57%

of Rockwall Independent School District 901's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes57%

Property tax
57%$149 million

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$11.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$5.2 million
  • School lunches$4.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$953 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$192 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$78.4 million

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$22.3 million
Fines
0.3%$876 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Interest on debt9.7%

What stands out

10%

of Rockwall Independent School District 901'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
90%$416 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$416 million
Interest on debt
9.7%$44.7 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$202 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$202 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockwall Independent School District 901. 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 Rockwall Independent School District 901 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.