School district · Pocahontas County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pocahontas Area Community School District took in $14.1 million and spent $13.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes41%State tax money35%County and local tax money15%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.3%

What stands out

15%

of Pocahontas Area 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
39%$5.6 million
Individual income tax
1.0%$140 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$134 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$461 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$270 thousand
  • School lunches$182 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$5.0 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$2.2 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$650 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments10%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

10%

of Pocahontas Area 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
89%$11.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$11.9 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pocahontas Area 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 Pocahontas Area 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.