Cedar Rapids Community Schools School Finance Basics
Certified Enrollment Trends
Open Enrollment Trends* Total losses exceed $11.1 million since inception. *Data Source: FTE of open enrolled resident public students, Annual Certified Enrollment
“District Cost Per Student” State Allowable Growth is 4% for fiscal year but the State will fund only 2% due to State budget cuts.
Allowable Growth Trends Percent District Cost Fiscal Year Growth Per Pupil %$4, %$4, %$4, %$4, %$4, %$4, %$5, %$5, %$5, %$5,768
What will the District receive in New Money?
Actual Revenues: General Fund Fiscal Year Total General Fund Revenues: $162,403,918 Local Sources State Sources Federal Sources Other Financing Sources
Fiscal Year 2009 Valuation Per Student
Property Tax Valuation Trends Growth rate for fiscal 2010: 3.3% Average 10 Year growth rate: 2.3% *Excludes TIF valuations
District Levy Rate Trends
Tax Levy Comparability Linn County School Districts Fiscal Year
Tax Levy Comparability Urban Education Network Fiscal Year
General Fund Actual Expenditures Fiscal Year
Actual Revenues: All Funds Fiscal Year Total Revenues: $211,429,373
District Actual Revenues: By Source Fiscal Year Total Revenues $211,542,499
Actual Expenditures: All Funds Fiscal Year Total Expenditures: $200,421,512
General Fund Reserve Trends Unspent Balance & Cash (millions) Cash 14.3%
General Fund Reserve Goal Iowa Schools Cash Anticipatory Program (ISCAP) Solvency Ratio Reserve Goal: To achieve a 8.0%-10% solvency ratio through a balanced budget and continued use of the cash reserve levy.
Historical and Proposed Cash Reserve Levies
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