School district · Calhoun County, MI

Battle Creek Public Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Battle Creek Public Schools took in $101 million and spent $115 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes14%Fines and other10%County and local tax money4.6%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.9%

What stands out

10%

of Battle Creek Public Schools' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 3.2%.

School district taxes14%

Property tax
14%$14.3 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$943 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$786 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$101 thousand
  • School lunches$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money70%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
70%$71.1 million

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$4.7 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$10.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.0%Sent to other local governments1.0%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$111 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$111 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Battle Creek Public Schools. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Battle Creek Public Schools itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.