Village government · Kalamazoo County, MI

Schoolcraft's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Schoolcraft took in $1.7 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Village taxes52%State tax money25%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)20%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Schoolcraft's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes52%

Property tax
51%$878 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$340 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$283 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$441 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$7 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Schoolcraft's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$498 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$428 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$326 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$160 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$259 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$259 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$230 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$208 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$190 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$187 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Schoolcraft. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Schoolcraft 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.