Lakeside, CO town hall & government
Lakeside spent $3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $174,059 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lakeside's government.
Where Lakeside's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 57%
- Other taxes & licenses 21%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- Fees & charges 8%
- Property taxes 3%
- From the state <1%
Who works for Lakeside
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lakeside didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Jefferson County School District R-1
Lakeside's K–12 school district, shared with Edgewater, Golden, Lakewood, Morrison, Mountain View and Wheat Ridge. 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 56%
- State 37%
- Federal 8%
Of the $15,276 per pupil, $8,089 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 Lakeside kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Lakeside's government
Who represents Lakeside
Lakeside is represented in Congress by Senators Michael F. Bennet and John W. Hickenlooper and Representative Brittany Pettersen. 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.