School district · Wayne County, MI

Detroit Public Schools Community District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Detroit Public Schools Community District took in $1.39 billion and spent $1.11 billion.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%County and local tax money23%Fines and other6.5%School district taxes1.4%Fees for services (school lunches)0.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

of Detroit Public Schools Community District's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes1.4%

Property tax
1.4%$19.7 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$10.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$10.1 million
  • School lunches$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$6.2 million

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$945 million

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$319 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$89.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$1.11 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.11 billion
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Detroit Public Schools Community District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Detroit Public Schools Community 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.