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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Decorah Community School District took in $29.4 million and spent $28.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%School district taxes40%County and local tax money5.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.8%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

3.5%

of Decorah Community School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes40%

Property tax
36%$10.7 million
Individual income tax
3.5%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$104 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$808 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$664 thousand
  • Other school charges$125 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$19 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%$16 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$14.6 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$643 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.5%Interest on debt<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$27.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$27.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$688 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$688 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decorah 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 Decorah 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.