School district · Berrien County, MI

Benton Harbor Area Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Benton Harbor Area Schools took in $48.1 million and spent $39.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%School district taxes20%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money1.0%Fees for services (school lunches)0.8%

What stands out

72%

of Benton Harbor Area Schools' money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes20%

Property tax

20%$9.8 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services

0.8%$386 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches

Other school charges$348 thousand
School lunches$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

1.0%$496 thousand

State tax money72%

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

From the state

72%$34.7 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.6%$1.7 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other

1.9%$899 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.2%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

100%

of Benton Harbor Area Schools' spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

100%$38.8 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$38.8 million

Interest on debt

0.2%$77 thousand

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$26 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$26 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton Harbor Area 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 Benton Harbor Area 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.