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Stratford Independent School District 902's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Stratford Independent School District 902 took in $9.3 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes54%State tax money39%Fines and other5.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.5%

What stands out

54%

of Stratford Independent School District 902's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes54%

Property tax
54%$5.0 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$137 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$62 thousand
  • School lunches$59 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$3.6 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$481 thousand
Fines
0.5%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.6%Sent to other local governments1.7%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$7.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.8 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$211 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$135 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$83 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stratford Independent School District 902. 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 Stratford Independent School District 902 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.