School district · Saginaw County, MI

Merrill Community Schools's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Merrill Community Schools took in $10.2 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes21%County and local tax money6.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.8%Federal tax money0.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

6.3%

of Merrill Community Schools' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes21%

Property tax
21%$2.2 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$589 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$569 thousand
  • School lunches$13 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$75 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$6.6 million

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$645 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments4.0%Interest on debt3.7%

What stands out

92%

of Merrill Community Schools' spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$8.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.6 million
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$377 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$377 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$347 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Merrill Community 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 Merrill Community 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.