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Sundown Independent School District 907's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Sundown Independent School District 907 took in $10.5 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes76%State tax money11%Fines and other8.0%Fees for services (school lunches)5.0%

What stands out

76%

of Sundown Independent School District 907's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes76%

Property tax
76%$8.0 million

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$523 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$444 thousand
  • School lunches$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.1 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$825 thousand
Fines
0.2%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges75%Sent to other local governments23%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

23%

of Sundown Independent School District 907'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
75%$10.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.3 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$3.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$3.1 million
  • Sent to school districts$67 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$173 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sundown Independent School District 907. 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 Sundown Independent School District 907 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.