School district · Bay County, MI

Bay City School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bay City School District took in $114 million and spent $115 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money80%School district taxes16%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.9%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

80%

of Bay City School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes16%

Property tax
16%$17.8 million

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3.1 million
  • School lunches$123 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money80%

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

From the state
80%$90.7 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$1.6 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$552 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.1%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

4.1%

of Bay City School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$109 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$109 million
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$4.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.7 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bay City School District. 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 Bay City School District 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.