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Royal Independent School District 905's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Royal Independent School District 905 took in $52.6 million and spent $53.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes72%State tax money18%Fines and other8.8%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Royal Independent School District 905's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes72%

Property tax
72%$37.8 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$260 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$180 thousand
  • Other school charges$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$200 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$9.7 million

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$4.2 million
Fines
0.8%$414 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt7.1%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Royal Independent School District 905'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
93%$49.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$49.9 million
Interest on debt
7.1%$3.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$59 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Royal Independent School District 905. 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 Royal Independent School District 905 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.