School district · Marion County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pella Community School District took in $41.6 million and spent $59.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes41%County and local tax money6.4%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.5%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

6.4%

of Pella 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 taxes41%

Property tax
38%$15.8 million
Individual income tax
2.6%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$130 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$123 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$808 thousand
  • Other school charges$201 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$20 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%$34 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$19.8 million

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$2.7 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt4.1%Sent to other local governments1.8%

What stands out

4.1%

of Pella 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
94%$55.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$55.6 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pella 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 Pella 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.