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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Simms Independent School District 909 took in $8.2 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%School district taxes14%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (school lunches)2.8%

What stands out

14%

of Simms Independent School District 909's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes14%

Property tax
14%$1.2 million

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$231 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$176 thousand
  • School lunches$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$6.4 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$321 thousand
Fines
0.5%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments0.9%Interest on debt0.8%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$7.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$66 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$66 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Simms 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 Simms 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.