What Cheer, IA town hall & government
What Cheer spent $620,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,008 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach What Cheer's government.
Where What Cheer's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 23%
- From the state 19%
- Property taxes 19%
- Utility sales 15%
- Sales taxes 13%
- From the federal government 9%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- From other local governments <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for What Cheer
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Tri-County Community School District
What Cheer's K–12 school district, shared with Gibson, Keswick and Thornburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal
- Local 42%
- State 52%
- Federal 5%
Of the $18,589 per pupil, $12,240 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools What Cheer kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in What Cheer pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact What Cheer's government
Who represents What Cheer
What Cheer is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Kim Reynolds is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.