School district · Cherokee County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cherokee Community School District took in $18.1 million and spent $16.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes25%County and local tax money8.0%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%

What stands out

8%

of Cherokee Community School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes25%

Property tax
24%$4.3 million
Individual income tax
1.4%$248 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$64 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$286 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$224 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$36 thousand
  • Other school charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$11.1 million

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$639 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments3.0%Interest on debt2.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$16.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16.0 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$503 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$503 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$403 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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.