School district · Dubuque County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dubuque Community School District took in $177 million and spent $169 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%School district taxes33%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.7%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

33%

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

School district taxes33%

Property tax
33%$57.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$2.1 million
  • Other school charges$783 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$78 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%$21 thousand

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$107 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$6.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments1.8%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$164 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$164 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$3.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$3.1 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$2.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dubuque 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 Dubuque 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.