Town Hall · Stites

Stites, ID town hall & government

Stites spent $266,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,147 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Stites's money goes

Spent
$266,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,147
typical Idaho cities: $1,169
Long-term debt
$212,000
$914 per resident
Sewer & trash
$116,00044%
Water & other utilities
$51,00019%
Administration & buildings
$42,00016%
Paid to other governments
$26,00010%
Roads & transportation
$19,0007%
Interest on debt
$7,0003%
Police
$3,0001%
Fire
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 35%
  • From the federal government 31%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Stites didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Stites

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Stites didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mountain View School District 244

Stites's K–12 school district, shared with Grangeville, Kooskia and White Bird. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,026
Idaho: $11,119
Students
1,126
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Idaho districts overall: 21% local, 67% state, 12% federal

  • Local 9%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $13,026 per pupil, $7,816 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Stites pay

Typical tax bill
$455
a year · Idaho typical $2,038
Effective rate
0.31%
of home value · Idaho 0.49%
Typical home value
$145,000
owner-occupied

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.

Local

Contact Stites's government

Town hall & decisions in Stites →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stites

Stites is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Crapo and James E. Risch and Representative Russ Fulcher. Brad Little is governor.

All of Stites'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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