School district · Polk County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Southeast Polk Community School District took in $131 million and spent $146 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes33%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money2.6%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.4%

School district taxes33%

Property tax
27%$35.4 million
Other taxes
2.9%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$3.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
2.6%$3.3 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$2.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$509 thousand
  • Other school charges$433 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%$33 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$75.9 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$3.4 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$5.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Sent to other local governments3.7%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

3.7%

of Southeast Polk Community School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$137 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$137 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$5.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$5.4 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$3.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Southeast Polk 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 Southeast Polk 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.