“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
9 school districts have their office in Travis County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $2.1 billion — $950.3 million to run schools, about $12,950 per student, plus $134.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $957.9 million local (mostly property tax), $81.8 million state, $216.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.5 billion.
Spent $379 million — $293.3 million to run schools, about $11,528 per student, plus $39 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $317.3 million local (mostly property tax), $36.1 million state, $38.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $519.3 million.
Spent $241.7 million — $124.8 million to run schools, about $10,944 per student, plus $31.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $171.8 million local (mostly property tax), $13.8 million state, $6.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $316.8 million.
Spent $320.8 million — $144.9 million to run schools, about $13,030 per student, plus $142.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $163.4 million local (mostly property tax), $14.3 million state, $34.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $405.7 million.
Spent $277.6 million — $117.8 million to run schools, about $12,727 per student, plus $128.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $130.3 million local (mostly property tax), $12.8 million state, $20.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $448.8 million.
Spent $235.9 million — $95.2 million to run schools, about $12,307 per student, plus $15.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $111.6 million local (mostly property tax), $9.2 million state, $6.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $130.6 million.
Spent $55.8 million — $20 million to run schools, about $11,123 per student, plus $17.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $30.1 million local (mostly property tax), $2.2 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $66.4 million.
Spent $12.9 million — $12.9 million to run schools, about $23,216 per student. Money in: $1,000 local (mostly property tax), $9.2 million state, $3.7 million federal.
And 1 more.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Travis County about $376.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
1,552 bridges in Travis County: 993 in good condition, 558 fair, and 1 poor (0.1%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| LP 111 over MKT RR · built 1947 | 23,493 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $9.9 billion of work in Travis County in fiscal 2025, about $7,653 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
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