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Ankeny Community School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ankeny Community School District took in $216 million and spent $196 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes39%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.0%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

39%

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

School district taxes39%

Property tax
39%$84.5 million
Other taxes
0.3%$716 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$666 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$3.9 million
  • Other school charges$2.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$116 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$2.9 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$5.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.1%Sent to other local governments2.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$187 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$187 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$4.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$4.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ankeny Community School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Ankeny Community School District 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.