School district · Ingham County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lansing Public School District took in $265 million and spent $251 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%School district taxes18%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Lansing Public School District'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 taxes18%

Property tax
18%$47.6 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$649 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$610 thousand
  • School lunches$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$16.6 million

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$157 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$32.1 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$11.1 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments3.9%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

3.9%

of Lansing Public School District'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
93%$234 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$234 million
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$9.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$9.7 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$7.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lansing 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 Lansing 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.