School district · St Joseph County, MI

Colon Community School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Colon Community School District took in $10.5 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%School district taxes26%County and local tax money4.7%Fees for services (school lunches)2.4%Federal tax money1.8%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

4.7%

of Colon Community School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes26%

Property tax

26%$2.7 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services

2.4%$250 thousand

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

Other school charges$238 thousand
School lunches$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government

1.8%$190 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state

64%$6.7 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

4.7%$493 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other

1.4%$144 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments6.3%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

6.3%

of Colon Community School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

92%$8.9 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$8.9 million

Sent to other local governments

6.3%$610 thousand

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

Sent to school districts$610 thousand

Interest on debt

2.2%$213 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colon Community 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 Colon Community 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.