School district · Ingham County, MI

East Lansing School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Lansing School District took in $69.7 million and spent $68.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes32%County and local tax money8.6%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)1.1%

What stands out

8.6%

of East Lansing 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 taxes32%

Property tax
32%$22.2 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$781 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$738 thousand
  • School lunches$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$16 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$39.3 million

County and local tax money8.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.6%$6.0 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges81%Sent to other local governments12%Interest on debt6.4%

What stands out

12%

of East Lansing 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
81%$55.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$55.6 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$8.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$8.4 million
Interest on debt
6.4%$4.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Lansing 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 East Lansing 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.