School district · Polk County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Johnston Community School District took in $120 million and spent $115 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes30%County and local tax money6.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.7%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

6.6%

of Johnston Community School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes30%

Property tax
30%$35.5 million
Other taxes
0.5%$660 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$633 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3.5 million
  • School lunches$2.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$67.1 million

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$8.0 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments4.7%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

4.7%

of Johnston Community School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$108 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$108 million
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$5.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$5.4 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnston 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 Johnston 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.