This page provides information and resources for school districts for submitting and amending their budgets, and providing other financial reports as required.
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Local Government Valuation & Finance System
The system facilitates the submission of school district budgets.
Reference & Resource Files
School Budget Reference and Resource Files
Section provides reference and resources to assist school districts prepare and submit their budgets. Click links to view or download the file.
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School Budget Instructions
View the instructions for submitting school budgets.
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Levy Expiration Report, ISL and VPPEL
View the report that presents the fiscal year that the ISL and the VPPEL expire.
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Two-Tier Assessment Payment
Download the report providing the total payment by fund for the Two-Tier Assessment Limitation.
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Cash Reserve Levy Limit
Download report providing the preliminary Cash Reserve Levy Limits for upcoming fiscal year.
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Supplementary Weight Line 3.9 Detail
Download the report providing the Aid and Levy Final Line 3.9 Supplementary Weight Breakdown for upcoming FY budget.
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Income Tax Paid
Download the report providing income tax paid that has been populated on the Aid and Levy Input tab.
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At-Risk Formula Supplementary Weight, Preliminary
The document provides the preliminary school district at-risk formula supplementary weight calculations for upcoming FY.
School Data
School Data
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School Property Valuation Files
Access fiscal year reports providing property valuations for each school district.
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School Property Tax Rate Files
Access fiscal year reports providing property tax rate information for each school district.
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AEA Enrollment & Costs Files
Access fiscal year reports providing AEA enrollment and cost data.
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Unspent Authorized Budget Report
Download the report providing each school district's maximum and unspent authorized budget for several fiscal years.
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Aid and Levy, Tax Certification, & Program Summary
Access fiscal year reports providing Aid and Levy, Tax Certifications, and Program Summaries for each school district.
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All School District Data and Reports
Access all reports produced for school districts by fiscal year.
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Outstanding Property Tax Levies and Max Levy Limit
Access fiscal year reports providing Property Tax Levy information and limits for each school district.
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Tax Certifications by County
Access fiscal year reports for school Tax Certifications summarized by County.
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Cash Reserve Levies
Access fiscal year reports for school district Cash Reserve Levies.
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Adjusted Additional Property Tax Aid
Access fiscal year reports for school district Adjusted Additional Property Tax Levy Aid Amounts.
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At-Risk Formula Supplementary Weight
Access fiscal year reports for school district At-Risk Formula Supplementary Weighting Amounts.
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Line 3.9 - Sup Weighting Additional Detail
Access fiscal year reports for school Supplementary Weighting Amounts found on Line 3.9 of the Aid and Levy.
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TIF Implications
Access fiscal year reports for TIF Implications by school district.
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State Aid Payment Summary
Access fiscal year reports for State Aid Payment Summaries.
Frequently Asked Questions
School FAQs
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding school budgets.
Notices must be provided to the public at least ten (10) and no more than twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing with date, time and location of the hearing.
Iowa Code Section 24.9
School district budgets must be filed by April 15 for the upcoming fiscal year that runs from July 1 to June 30.
Iowa Code Section 24.17
Protests to school budgets for the upcoming fiscal year that runs from July 1 to June 30 must be provided no later than April 25.
Iowa Code Section 24.27
Budget amendments for the current fiscal year that runs from July 1 to June 30 should be completed by May 31. Budgets may be amended after this deadline, but if the amendment is protested and properly appealed it is void.
Iowa Code Section 24.9
A proposed amendment of a local budget is subject to protest for ten days from the decision or order of the board of supervisors, city council, school board or other public body or corporation with the power to levy a tax.
Iowa Code Section 24.9
The department certifies taxes for the upcoming fiscal year which runs from July 1 to June 30 back to the county auditor by June 15.
Iowa Code Section 24.17
If a school district intends to include taxes for a new bond issue for the upcoming fiscal year that runs from July 1 to June 30, bond resolutions are due to the county auditor by May 3.
Where the PPEL is funded by a combination of property tax and income surtax, a sample ballot and abstract of votes for new or to continue a voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy (VPPEL) for the upcoming fiscal year are due to the department by April 15. If funded entirely by property taxes, a sample ballot and abstract of votes are due to the department by May 3.
Where a school district's instructional support levy has expired, and the school district intends to continue levy for the upcoming fiscal year, resolutions are due to the department by April 15.