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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Waukee Community School District took in $256 million and spent $279 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%School district taxes44%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.0%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

44%

of Waukee Community School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes44%

Property tax
44%$113 million
Other taxes
0.3%$887 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$850 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$5.2 million
  • Other school charges$4.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$136 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%$28 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$116 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$2.7 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$12.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt5.1%Sent to other local governments2.2%

What stands out

93%

of Waukee Community School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 96%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$259 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$259 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$14.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$6.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$6.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waukee 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 Waukee 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.