School district · Bexar County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Southwest Independent School District took in $223 million and spent $233 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%School district taxes33%Fines and other8.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.8%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

8.1%

of Southwest Independent School District's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 3.7%.

School district taxes33%

Property tax
33%$74.1 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • School lunches$676 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$628 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$128 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$18.2 million
Fines
0.3%$621 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.8%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

6.8%

of Southwest Independent School District'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
93%$217 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$217 million
Interest on debt
6.8%$15.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$334 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$334 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Southwest Independent School District. 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 Southwest Independent School District 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.