School district · Jackson County, MI

Jackson Public School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jackson Public School District took in $100 million and spent $94.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money71%School district taxes20%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

71%

of Jackson Public School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 59%.

School district taxes20%

Property tax
20%$20.3 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$937 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$347 thousand
  • School lunches$326 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$815 thousand

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$71.0 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$3.3 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt4.9%Sent to other local governments1.6%

What stands out

4.9%

of Jackson Public School District's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$88.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$88.0 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$4.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson Public 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 Jackson Public 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.