School district · Woodbury County, IA

River Valley School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), River Valley School District took in $7.1 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes42%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money3.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.4%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

40%

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

School district taxes42%

Property tax
40%$2.9 million
Other taxes
1.5%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.8%$60 thousand

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$103 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$80 thousand
  • Other school charges$21 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$34 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$3.5 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$217 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$281 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges83%Sent to other local governments17%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

17%

of River Valley 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
83%$5.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.8 million
Sent to other local governments
17%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

River Valley 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 River Valley 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.