School district · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kentwood Public School took in $198 million and spent $223 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes19%County and local tax money9.9%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

School district taxes19%

Property tax
19%$38.6 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$907 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$406 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$390 thousand
  • School lunches$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$133 million

County and local tax money9.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.9%$19.7 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$5.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges89%Sent to other local governments8.1%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

8.1%

of Kentwood Public School's 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
89%$198 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$198 million
Sent to other local governments
8.1%$18.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$18.1 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$6.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kentwood Public School. 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 Kentwood Public School 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.