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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Des Moines Community School District took in $171 million and spent $170 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%School district taxes41%County and local tax money5.4%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

5.4%

of West Des Moines Community School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes41%

Property tax
41%$70.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$253 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$235 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.2 million
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School tuition and transportation$603 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%$101 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$79.1 million

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$9.3 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$9.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments3.4%Interest on debt1.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$162 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$162 million
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$5.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$5.8 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$2.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Des Moines 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 Des Moines 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.