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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Oelwein Community School District took in $24.2 million and spent $22.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes23%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money3.7%Fees for services (school lunches)2.0%

What stands out

20%

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

School district taxes23%

Property tax
20%$4.7 million
Individual income tax
2.6%$633 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$202 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$193 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$473 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$299 thousand
  • Other school charges$174 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%$3 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$16.2 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$885 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments7.5%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

7.5%

of Oelwein 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
92%$20.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.4 million
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$187 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oelwein 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 Oelwein 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.