School district · Kent County, MI

Grand Rapids Public Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Grand Rapids Public Schools took in $340 million and spent $347 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%School district taxes22%County and local tax money9.0%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money1.5%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.6%

What stands out

9%

of Grand Rapids Public Schools' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$74.0 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$236 thousand
  • School lunches$210 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$5.0 million

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$218 million

County and local tax money9.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.0%$30.6 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$10.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges87%Sent to other local governments11%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

11%

of Grand Rapids Public Schools' spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
87%$302 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$302 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$37.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$37.5 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$8.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids 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.