Lake Placid, FL town hall & government
Lake Placid spent $5.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,134 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lake Placid's government.
Where Lake Placid's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 28%
- Utility sales 23%
- Property taxes 19%
- Sales taxes 9%
- From other local governments 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From the state 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- From the federal government 1%
Who works for Lake Placid
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Highlands County School District
Lake Placid's K–12 school district, shared with Avon Park and Sebring. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Florida districts overall: 55% local, 29% state, 15% federal
- Local 36%
- State 40%
- Federal 24%
Of the $13,205 per pupil, $6,937 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 Lake Placid kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid's government
Who represents Lake Placid
Lake Placid is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Scott Franklin. Ron DeSantis 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.