West Des Moines Community School District
Polk County, Iowa

Displayed below are the facts and figures for the West Des Moines Community School District collected for the year 2012.

This school district oversees the following schools:

District Facts

Fall Enrollment 9,346 pupils
State Iowa
County Polk County
Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Combined Statistical Area (CSA) Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA

Total Revenue

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue $123,074
Total Revenue from Federal Sources $6,906
Compensatory (Title I) $556
Children with disabilities $583
Child Nutrition Act $1,278
All other federal aid $4,489
Total Revenue from State Sources $38,902
General formula assistance $32,822
Special education programs $26
Transportation programs $258
All other state revenue $5,796
Total Revenue from Local Sources $77,266
All taxes $64,924
Property taxes $56,399
Parent government contributions $0
Revenue from cities and counties $169
Revenue from other school systems $3,752
Charges $3,920
Other local revenues $4,501

Total Expenditure

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Expenditure $131,564
Total Current Spending $92,645
Total salaries and wages $54,545
Total employee benefit payments $21,972
Total Current Spending for Instruction $57,265
Salaries and wages for instruction $39,062
Employee benefits for instruction $14,292
Total Current Spending for Support Services $28,662
Pupil support $3,265
Instructional staff support $4,451
General administration $1,802
School administration $4,554
Other and nonspecified $14,590
Other Current Spending $6,718
Total Capital Outlay Expenditure $33,506
Payments to Other Governments $4,260
Interest on School System Indebtedness $1,153
Long-term debt outstanding at end of the fiscal year $55,940
Long-term debt issued during the fiscal year $10,000
Long-term debt retired during the fiscal year $4,735

Total Revenue (percent)

Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue 100.0%
Total Revenue from Federal Sources 5.6%
Compensatory (Title I) 0.5%
Total Revenue from State Sources 31.6%
General formula assistance 26.7%
Total Revenue from Local Sources 62.8%
Taxes and parent government contributions 52.8%
Revenue from other local governments 3.2%
Charges 3.2%

Total Spending (per pupil)

Total Elementary-Secondary Spending (per pupil) $9,588
Per-pupil salaries and wages $5,836
Per-pupil employee benefit payments $2,351
Per-pupil Current Spending for Instruction $6,127
Salaries and wages $4,180
Employee benefits $1,529
Per-pupil Current Spending for Support Services $4,180
Pupil support $349
Instructional staff support $476
General administration $193
School administration $487