School district · Fayette County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Central School District took in $6.7 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes43%State tax money40%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.9%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

11%

of West Central 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 taxes43%

Property tax

39%$2.6 million

Individual income tax

3.7%$251 thousand

Other taxes

0.5%$36 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services

2.9%$197 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more

School lunches$96 thousand
School tuition and transportation$72 thousand
Other school charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government

0.4%$29 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state

40%$2.7 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

11%$775 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other

2.7%$183 thousand

Where it goes

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

What stands out

of West Central 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%$4.7 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$4.7 million

Sent to other local governments

9.0%$472 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$472 thousand

Interest on debt

1.9%$98 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Central 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 Central 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.