School district · Boone County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), United Community School District took in $8.2 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes46%State tax money32%County and local tax money16%Fees for services (school lunches)3.7%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

16%

of United 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 taxes46%

Property tax
44%$3.6 million
Individual income tax
1.6%$127 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$60 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$299 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$205 thousand
  • School lunches$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$50 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$2.6 million

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$137 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges68%Sent to other local governments31%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

31%

of United 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
68%$4.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.9 million
Sent to other local governments
31%$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

United 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 United 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.