Lee, FL town hall & government
Lee spent $698,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,096 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lee's government.
Where Lee's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 24%
- Sales taxes 22%
- Utility sales 19%
- Interest, fines & other 13%
- Property taxes 12%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- From other local governments 3%
- From the state 2%
Who works for Lee
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Madison County School District
Lee's K–12 school district, shared with Greenville and Madison. 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 22%
- State 43%
- Federal 35%
Of the $12,730 per pupil, $6,759 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 Lee kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact Lee's government
Who represents Lee
Lee is represented in Congress by Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and Representative Neal P. Dunn. 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.