School district · Van Buren County, IA

Van Buren County Community School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Van Buren County Community School District took in $16.2 million and spent $17.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes33%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money1.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%

What stands out

3.6%

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

School district taxes33%

Property tax
29%$4.7 million
Individual income tax
3.6%$579 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$68 thousand
  • Other school charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$190 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$9.8 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$214 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$572 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments9.9%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

10%

of Van Buren County 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
89%$15.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.4 million
Sent to other local governments
9.9%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$168 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Van Buren County 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 Van Buren County 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.