School district · Ottawa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Ottawa Public School District took in $141 million and spent $148 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%School district taxes29%County and local tax money6.7%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money1.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.5%

What stands out

6.7%

of West Ottawa 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 taxes29%

Property tax

29%$40.8 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services

0.5%$644 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more

School lunches$424 thousand
Other school charges$217 thousand
School tuition and transportation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government

1.2%$1.7 million

State tax money58%

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

From the state

58%$81.7 million

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

6.7%$9.4 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other

4.8%$6.8 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.6%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

96%$143 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$143 million

Interest on debt

3.6%$5.4 million

Sent to other local governments

<0.1%$55 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$55 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Ottawa 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 West Ottawa 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.