School district · Tama County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Union Community School District took in $17.5 million and spent $15.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%School district taxes37%County and local tax money3.7%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (school lunches)2.4%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

3.6%

of Union Community School District's money comes from a personal income tax.Most school districts with fewer than 5,000 students get none.

School district taxes37%

Property tax
32%$5.7 million
Individual income tax
3.6%$634 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$105 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$422 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$347 thousand
  • Other school charges$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$152 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$9.4 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$654 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$432 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.6%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

4.6%

of Union 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
95%$14.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.8 million
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$724 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$724 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$96 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.