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Waxahachie Independent School District 912's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Waxahachie Independent School District 912 took in $180 million and spent $252 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money39%Fines and other9.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.0%

What stands out

50%

of Waxahachie Independent School District 912's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes50%

Property tax
50%$89.2 million

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$2.5 million
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$40 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%$53 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$70.5 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%$63 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$15.5 million
Fines
0.4%$667 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt6.9%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

6.9%

of Waxahachie Independent School District 912'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%$234 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$234 million
Interest on debt
6.9%$17.5 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$242 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$242 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waxahachie Independent School District 912. 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 Waxahachie Independent School District 912 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.