School district · Kent County, MI

Sparta Area School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sparta Area School District took in $49.0 million and spent $48.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%School district taxes16%County and local tax money12%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.5%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

12%

of Sparta Area School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes16%

Property tax
16%$8.0 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • School lunches$109 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$6 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%$33.0 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$6.0 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$749 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges84%Sent to other local governments10%Interest on debt5.4%

What stands out

10%

of Sparta Area School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
84%$40.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$40.5 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$4.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4.9 million
Interest on debt
5.4%$2.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sparta Area 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 Sparta Area 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.