School district · Wayne County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Seymour Community School District took in $4.9 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes34%County and local tax money6.8%Fees for services (school lunches)3.5%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

6.8%

of Seymour 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 taxes34%

Property tax
28%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
4.1%$199 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$173 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$126 thousand
  • School lunches$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$2.6 million

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$335 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$131 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges85%Sent to other local governments14%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

14%

of Seymour 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
85%$4.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$640 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$640 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seymour 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 Seymour 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.