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Tomball Independent School District 921's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Tomball Independent School District 921 took in $319 million and spent $403 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes52%State tax money35%Fines and other9.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.2%County and local tax money<0.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

52%

of Tomball Independent School District 921's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes52%

Property tax

52%$164 million

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services

4.2%$13.4 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more

Other school charges$8.2 million
School lunches$5.2 million
School tuition and transportation$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$178 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state

35%$112 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%$184 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other

8.6%$27.2 million

Fines

0.4%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Interest on debt9.2%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

9.2%

of Tomball Independent School District 921'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

91%$365 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$365 million

Interest on debt

9.2%$36.9 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$328 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$328 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tomball Independent School District 921. 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 Tomball Independent School District 921 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.