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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Council Bluffs Community School District took in $161 million and spent $154 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes25%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money1.5%Fees for services (school lunches)0.4%

What stands out

70%

of Council Bluffs Community School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes25%

Property tax
25%$39.8 million
Other taxes
0.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$688 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$536 thousand
  • School lunches$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$76 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$112 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$4.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments4.9%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

4.9%

of Council Bluffs 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
94%$144 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$144 million
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$7.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$7.5 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$2.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs 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.