School district · Palo Alto County, IA

Graettinger-Terril Community School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Graettinger-Terril Community School District took in $8.3 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

School district taxes47%State tax money41%County and local tax money7.0%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.9%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

7%

of Graettinger-Terril 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 taxes47%

Property tax
42%$3.5 million
Other taxes
3.7%$309 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$309 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
1.1%$91 thousand

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$156 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$132 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$13 thousand
  • Other school charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$74 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$3.4 million

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$582 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$159 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges82%Sent to other local governments15%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

15%

of Graettinger-Terril 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
82%$5.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.9 million
Sent to other local governments
15%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$243 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Graettinger-Terril 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 Graettinger-Terril 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.