School district · Buchanan County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Independence Community School District took in $24.8 million and spent $22.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes30%County and local tax money5.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.0%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

5.7%

of Independence 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 taxes30%

Property tax
27%$6.6 million
Individual income tax
3.2%$798 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$122 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$733 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$603 thousand
  • Other school charges$109 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$84 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$14.4 million

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$619 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments5.1%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

5.1%

of Independence 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
94%$21.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.4 million
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$215 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Independence 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 Independence 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.