State checkbook

Education

What this part of state government paid out, by kind of spending and by the organizations paid.1 What the agency does

$3.50B
paid out, FY14
$233.2M
of it to individuals and others, unnamed (7%)2
$242K
more in transfers between state accounts3

Year by year

Payments by fiscal year, not counting transfers.

$5.02B
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YearPaidIndividuals and othersTransfers
FY27 so far$1.14B$37.5M$158.0M
FY26$5.02B$164.6M$320.9M
FY25$4.93B$165.3M$196.6M
FY24$4.97B$148.0M$104.4M
FY23$4.89B$133.0M$176K
FY22$4.89B$139.4M$203K
FY21$4.57B$129.5M$126K
FY20$4.15B$116.0M$280K
FY19$4.00B$131.3M$333K
FY18$3.94B$120.8M$234K
FY17$3.90B$126.6M$146K
FY16$3.76B$129.0M$248K
FY15$3.66B$176.3M$251K
FY14$3.50B$233.2M$242K

Kinds of spending over time

The biggest kinds of spending by fiscal year.

KindFY23FY24FY25FY26FY27 so far
State Aid$4.84B$4.88B$4.86B$4.96B$1.13B
Prof & Scientific Services$41.1M$44.2M$37.7M$32.8M$3.1M
IT Outside Services$12.0M$16.7M$13.3M$15.0M$1.1M
Intra-State Transfers$0$16.4M$3.8M$1.9M$0
Outside Services$399K$2.0M$3.7M$3.0M$264K
IT Equipment & Software$667K$762K$1.7M$2.8M$1.8M
In State Travel$465K$287K$1.1M$1.2M$137K
Office Supplies$542K$509K$584K$646K$418K
Aid to Individuals$0$5.0M$963K$771K$127K
Prof. & Scientific Supplies$390K$585$3.6M$65K$7,196
Out of State Travel$271K$255K$314K$316K$57K
Rentals$416K$362K$765K$514K$129K
Communications$91K$119K$268K$230K$31K
Refunds-Other$16K$847K$198K$44K$435
Licenses$0$0$25$0$0

The 15 biggest of 36 kinds.

Organizations paid the most, FY14

  1. Des Moines Independent Community Schools$230.8M 7%
  2. Davenport Comm Sch Dist$103.9M 3%
  3. Sioux City Comm Sch Dist$102.9M 3%
  4. Cedar Rapids CSD$100.6M 3%
  5. Area Education Agency 11$79.9M 2%
  6. Waterloo Comm Sch Dist$79.8M 2%
  7. Iowa City Comm Sch Dist$66.3M 2%
  8. Dubuque Comm Sch Dist$66.0M 2%
  9. Council Bluffs Comm Schl$59.0M 2%
  10. Ankeny Comm Sch Dist$48.6M 1%
  11. Grant Wood Area Educatio$44.3M 1%
  12. Area Education Agncy 267$43.8M 1%
  13. West Des Moines Comm SD$40.9M 1%
  14. Southeast Polk Comm SD$39.0M 1%
  15. Marshalltown CSD$38.6M 1%
  16. Linn-Mar Comm Sch Dist$37.3M 1%
  17. Waukee Comm Sch Dist$37.1M 1%
  18. Muscatine Comm Sch Dist$33.2M 1%
  19. Burlington Comm Sch Dist$32.8M 1%
  20. Johnston Comm Sch Dist$32.6M 1%

Organizations paid the most, all years

  1. Des Moines Independent Community Schools$3.95B
  2. Sioux City Comm Sch Dist$1.80B
  3. Cedar Rapids CSD$1.69B
  4. Davenport Comm Sch Dist$1.68B
  5. Waterloo Comm Sch Dist$1.33B
  6. Iowa City Comm Sch Dist$1.23B
  7. Dubuque Comm Sch Dist$1.05B
  8. Council Bluffs Comm Schl$1.03B
  9. Ankeny Comm Sch Dist$966.3M
  10. Waukee Comm Sch Dist$906.4M
  11. Southeast Polk Comm SD$680.2M
  12. Linn-Mar Comm Sch Dist$671.0M
  13. West Des Moines Comm SD$661.2M
  14. Marshalltown CSD$638.7M
  15. Area Education Agency 11$631.6M

Payments to individuals and others

One total each year for payees not named here. The last column also counts transfers and other entries the state lists under RESTRICTED payees.4

YearIndividuals and othersShareListed as RESTRICTED
FY27 so far$37.5M3%$961
FY26$164.6M3%$8,232
FY25$165.3M3%$14K
FY24$148.0M3%$12K
FY23$133.0M3%$4,005
FY22$139.4M3%$1,330
FY21$129.5M3%–
FY20$116.0M3%–
FY19$131.3M3%–
FY18$120.8M3%–
FY17$126.6M3%–
FY16$129.0M3%–
FY15$176.3M5%–
FY14$233.2M7%–