Clearfield, IA town hall & government
Clearfield spent $574,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,673 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Clearfield's government.
Where Clearfield's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 44%
- Fees & charges 19%
- Property taxes 16%
- From the state 9%
- Sales taxes 5%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From other local governments 3%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Clearfield
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Lenox Community School District
Clearfield's K–12 school district, shared with Lenox and Sharpsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal
- Local 45%
- State 47%
- Federal 8%
Of the $12,481 per pupil, $7,985 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.
Also serving Clearfield: Mount Ayr Community School District ($14,657 per pupil).
Which schools Clearfield kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Clearfield 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 Clearfield's government
Who represents Clearfield
Clearfield is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Zachary Nunn. Kim Reynolds 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.