School district · Webster County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fort Dodge Community School District took in $63.6 million and spent $54.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%School district taxes30%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money2.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.8%

What stands out

63%

of Fort Dodge Community School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes30%

Property tax
27%$17.1 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.3 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$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.9%$587 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$493 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$229 thousand
  • Other school charges$147 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$117 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%$17 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$40.2 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments5.5%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

5.5%

of Fort Dodge Community School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$50.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$50.9 million
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$3.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$3.0 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$714 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fort Dodge 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 Fort Dodge 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.