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• State and local governments allocated approximately $76.8 million in support of Lone Star College in FY 2008–09 and for every $1 appropriated, taxpayers will see a cumulative return of $2.30 in the form of higher tax revenues and avoided social costs.
• Higher earnings of Lone Star College students and associated increases in state income and business productivity expand the tax base in Texas by about $464.4 million each year.
• Because an educated workforce produces an improved lifestyle behavior, along with fewer welfare and unemployment claims, the 2008 – 09 student population of Lone Star College will generate $14.2 million a year in social savings to the Texas public.
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Fast Facts
Economic Impact
• State and local governments allocated approximately $76.8 million in support of Lone Star College in FY 2008–09 and for every $1 appropriated, taxpayers will see a cumulative return of $2.30 in the form of higher tax revenues and avoided social costs.
• Higher earnings of Lone Star College students and associated increases in state income and business productivity expand the tax base in Texas by about $464.4 million each year.
• Because an educated workforce produces an improved lifestyle behavior, along with fewer welfare and unemployment claims, the 2008 – 09 student population of Lone Star College will generate $14.2 million a year in social savings to the Texas public.
View the full economic impact report (pdf)
Funding
BUDGET 2012 – 2013
$296,630,000
FUNDING SOURCES 2012 – 2013
Property Tax - $105,520,000
State Funds - $66,500,000
Other - $5,720,000
Auxiliary - $11,000,000
Tuition and Fees - $101,190,000
PROPERTY TAX RATES
Maintenance and Operations - $0.0863
Interest and Sinking - $0.0335
Tax Rate Total - $0.1198
BOND RATING
STANDARD & POOR'S AAA
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Additional Reports
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