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Willis Independent School District 904's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Willis Independent School District 904 took in $128 million and spent $174 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes47%State tax money40%Fines and other11%Fees for services (school lunches)2.5%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

47%

of Willis Independent School District 904's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes47%

Property tax

47%$59.4 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services

2.5%$3.1 million

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$1.8 million
Other school charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government

0.5%$675 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state

40%$51.0 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%$15 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other

10%$12.9 million

Fines

0.5%$583 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Interest on debt8.1%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

8.1%

of Willis Independent School District 904'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

92%$159 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$159 million

Interest on debt

8.1%$14.1 million

Sent to other local governments

0.2%$343 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$343 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Willis Independent School District 904. 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 Willis Independent School District 904 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.