Town Hall · Bay Lake

Bay Lake, FL town hall & government

Bay Lake spent $16.2 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $337,813 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bay Lake's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Bay Lake

Todd WatzelMayorSince 2025 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Bay Lake's money goes

Spent
$16.2 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$337,813
typical Florida cities: $1,939
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$16.2 million100%
Administration & buildings
$19,000<1%
Other
$20,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Orange County School District

Bay Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Apopka, Belle Isle, Eatonville, Edgewood, Lake Buena Vista and Maitland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,678
Florida: $13,006
Students
206,815
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$900.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal

  • Local 59%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $12,678 per pupil, $7,148 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.

Local

Contact Bay Lake's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofbaylakefl.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bay Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bay Lake

Bay Lake is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Daniel Webster. Ron DeSantis is governor.

All of Bay Lake's representatives, with contacts →

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.

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