School district · Linn County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cedar Rapids Community School District took in $298 million and spent $290 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes33%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.8%

What stands out

3.2%

of Cedar Rapids Community School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes33%

Property tax
29%$87.2 million
Individual income tax
3.2%$9.7 million
Other taxes
0.9%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$2.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.6 million
  • Other school charges$675 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$2.8 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$180 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$5.0 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$8.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments5.3%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

5.3%

of Cedar Rapids Community School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$271 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$271 million
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$15.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$15.4 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$4.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids 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.