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DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT finances

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DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

School district in Iowa (Polk County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); enrollment 30,739.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$135.1 millionT
Charges and fees$6.4 millionA
Other general revenue$23.5 millionU
From the federal government$9.4 millionB
From the state government$392.4 millionC
From local governments$7.9 millionD
Spending: current operations$492.0 millionE
Spending: construction$43.0 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$4.9 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$19.2 millionL M Q S
General revenue$574.8 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$539.8 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$99.2 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Elem Sec Educ$535.0 million

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$118.1 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$19.1 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$99.2 million
A09Elem Sec Ed Sch Lunch Charges$456,000
A10Elem Sec Educ Tuition and Transportation Charges$766,000
A12Elem Sec Educ NEC Charges$5.2 million
B89Federal IG Other$9.4 million
C89State IG Other$392.4 million
D11School Intergovernmental - Interschool System$7.8 million
D89Local IG Other$89,000
E12Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper$492.0 million
F12Elem Sec Educ-Construction$43.0 million
I89General Interest on Debt$4.9 million
Q12Elem Sec Educ-State IG to Sch Dists (Was this ever decided?)$19.2 million
T01Property Tax$132.1 million
T15Public Utilities Tax$2.9 million
T99Taxes, NEC$120,000
U11Sale of Property 2/$3.1 million
U20Interest Earnings$12.3 million
U50Donations From Private Sources$5.8 million
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$2.3 million

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 195153116563.