School district · Kent County, MI

Godfrey Lee Public Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Godfrey Lee Public Schools took in $38.8 million and spent $42.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money78%County and local tax money10%School district taxes9.2%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (school lunches)1.0%

What stands out

10%

of Godfrey Lee Public Schools' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes9.2%

Property tax
9.2%$3.6 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$386 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$332 thousand
  • School lunches$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money78%

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

From the state
78%$30.2 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$4.0 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$659 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges90%Sent to other local governments8.6%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

8.6%

of Godfrey Lee Public Schools' spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$37.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37.8 million
Sent to other local governments
8.6%$3.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$3.6 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$535 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Godfrey Lee Public 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 Godfrey Lee Public 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.