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Grand Rapids Community College's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Grand Rapids Community College took in $161 million and spent $115 million.

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

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Where it comes from

School district taxes33%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)29%State tax money27%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

33%

of Grand Rapids Community College's money comes from property tax.A typical community or technical college district gets 15%.

School district taxes33%

Property tax
33%$52.5 million

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$47.4 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition and university housing and dining
  • College tuition$44.9 million
  • University housing and dining$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$8.8 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$44.2 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$1.7 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$6.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.4%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$115 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 1 more
  • Colleges and universities$108 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$3.4 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$3.1 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$444 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand Rapids Community College. 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 Grand Rapids Community College 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.