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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Urbandale Community School District took in $76.0 million and spent $73.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%School district taxes37%County and local tax money12%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.6%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

12%

of Urbandale 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%$25.7 million
Other taxes
3.0%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.4 million
  • School lunches$1.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$30 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%$15 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$33.9 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$8.9 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt3.5%Sent to other local governments3.2%

What stands out

93%

of Urbandale Community School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$68.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$68.2 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Urbandale 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 Urbandale 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.