School district · Wayne County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Van Buren Public School District took in $91.8 million and spent $91.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes26%County and local tax money10%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.9%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

10%

of Van Buren Public 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 taxes26%

Property tax
26%$24.0 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$548 thousand
  • School lunches$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$69 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$55.5 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$9.3 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.7%Sent to other local governments0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$88.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$88.5 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$282 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$282 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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.