School district · O'Brien County, IA

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District took in $13.5 million and spent $12.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

School district taxes53%State tax money39%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money2.8%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%

What stands out

49%

of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes53%

Property tax

49%$6.6 million

Individual income tax

2.5%$339 thousand

Other taxes

1.0%$139 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services

1.6%$220 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more

School lunches$128 thousand
Other school charges$52 thousand
School tuition and transportation$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state

39%$5.3 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.8%$371 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other

3.7%$498 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Interest on debt5.5%Sent to other local governments4.1%

What stands out

5.5%

of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

90%$10.8 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$10.8 million

Interest on debt

5.5%$662 thousand

Sent to other local governments

4.1%$492 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$492 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 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 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 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.