School district · Dubuque County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Western Dubuque Community School District took in $56.7 million and spent $58.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes35%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.4%

What stands out

3.8%

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

School district taxes35%

Property tax
31%$17.6 million
Individual income tax
3.8%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$222 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$1.4 million
  • Other school charges$403 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$29.6 million

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$3.2 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments1.8%Interest on debt1.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$56.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$56.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$830 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Western Dubuque 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 Western Dubuque 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.