Portola, CA town hall & government
Portola spent $3.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,807 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Portola's government.
Where Portola's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 29%
- Utility sales 26%
- From the state 16%
- Property taxes 12%
- Sales taxes 11%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Portola
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Portola didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Plumas Unified School District
Portola's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from California districts overall: 36% local, 52% state, 11% federal
- Local 66%
- State 25%
- Federal 10%
Of the $22,102 per pupil, $10,675 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Portola kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Portola pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Portola's government
Who represents Portola
Portola is represented in Congress by Senators Alex Padilla and Adam B. Schiff and Representative Kevin Kiley. Gavin Newsom is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.