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San Marcos Independent School District 902's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), San Marcos Independent School District 902 took in $128 million and spent $136 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes72%State tax money17%Fines and other9.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%County and local tax money0.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

72%

of San Marcos Independent School District 902's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes72%

Property tax
72%$91.8 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$901 thousand
  • School lunches$741 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$117 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%$86 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$22.1 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$135 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$11.9 million
Fines
0.5%$626 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Interest on debt8.2%Sent to other local governments0.5%

What stands out

8.2%

of San Marcos Independent School District 902'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
91%$124 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$124 million
Interest on debt
8.2%$11.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$612 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$612 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Marcos Independent School District 902. 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 San Marcos Independent School District 902 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.