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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Shiner Independent School District 903 took in $10.3 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes80%State tax money10%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services (school lunches)2.7%

What stands out

80%

of Shiner Independent School District 903's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes80%

Property tax
80%$8.3 million

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$278 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$160 thousand
  • Other school charges$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.1 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$710 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments8.7%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

8.7%

of Shiner 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
89%$9.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.9 million
Sent to other local governments
8.7%$974 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$937 thousand
  • Sent to school districts$37 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$289 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shiner 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 Shiner 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.