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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Santa Fe Independent School District 909 took in $57.9 million and spent $56.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes39%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.6%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

5.6%

of Santa Fe Independent School District 909's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.8%.

School district taxes39%

Property tax
39%$22.4 million

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.6 million
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$346 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$30.3 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.5 million
Fines
0.7%$391 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Sent to other local governments0.5%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$55.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$55.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$258 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$258 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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.