School district · Cedar County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Branch Community School District took in $15.6 million and spent $14.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%School district taxes42%County and local tax money6.3%Fees for services (school lunches)5.3%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

6.3%

of West Branch 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 taxes42%

Property tax

41%$6.3 million

Individual income tax

0.9%$135 thousand

Other taxes

0.7%$114 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere

Public utility taxes$82 thousand
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services

5.3%$821 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$649 thousand
School lunches$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state

44%$6.9 million

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

6.3%$977 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other

2.2%$347 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges91%Interest on debt4.5%Sent to other local governments4.1%

What stands out

4.5%

of West Branch Community School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

91%$13.5 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$13.5 million

Interest on debt

4.5%$670 thousand

Sent to other local governments

4.1%$613 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$613 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Branch 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 West Branch 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.