Cheraw, CO town hall & government
Cheraw spent $393,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,604 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cheraw's government.
Where Cheraw's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 58%
- Fees & charges 23%
- Utility sales 10%
- Property taxes 4%
- From the state 3%
- Sales taxes 2%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Who works for Cheraw
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Cheraw School District 31
Cheraw'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 Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal
- Local 16%
- State 79%
- Federal 5%
Of the $17,719 per pupil, $9,814 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 Cheraw kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cheraw 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 Cheraw's government
Who represents Cheraw
Cheraw is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Jeff Hurd. Jared Polis 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.