School district · Hamilton County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Stratford Community School District took in $3.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%School district taxes37%Fees for services (school lunches)7.2%County and local tax money6.1%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

6.1%

of Stratford 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 taxes37%

Property tax
34%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
2.5%$80 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$231 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$190 thousand
  • School lunches$41 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%$16 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$1.6 million

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$197 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges79%Sent to other local governments21%

What stands out

21%

of Stratford 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
79%$3.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.0 million
Sent to other local governments
21%$766 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$766 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stratford 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 Stratford 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.