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Seminole Independent School District 903's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Seminole Independent School District 903 took in $58.9 million and spent $58.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes54%State tax money20%County and local tax money14%Fines and other9.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.2%

What stands out

14%

of Seminole Independent School District 903's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes54%

Property tax
54%$31.7 million

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$608 thousand
  • School lunches$503 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$12.0 million

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$8.2 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$5.5 million
Fines
0.5%$271 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments7.5%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

7.5%

of Seminole Independent School District 903's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$53.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$53.8 million
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$4.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$4.4 million
  • Sent to school districts$22 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$638 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seminole Independent School District 903. 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 Seminole Independent School District 903 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.