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How Brookview is run

Brookview spent $12,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $207 per resident.

City budget
$12,000
spent, year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$207
Below typical Maryland cities ($1,543)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
City staff
0
full-time · 2 part-time

What stands out about how Brookview is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $207 per resident a year, or $0.57 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 42% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Income taxes 57%Property taxes 43%
The school district

Dorchester County Public Schools

Brookview’s K–12 school district, shared with Cambridge, Church Creek, East New Market, Eldorado, Galestown and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Brookview →
$26,317
per pupil · MD $20,258
4,608
students
$15.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $26,317 per pupil, $15,635 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 21%State 62%Federal 17%

Maryland districts overall: 47% local, 44% state, 9% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Brookview

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Brookview yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Brookview

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 2 pt
0
full-time
2
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Brookview

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Brookview.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Maryland HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Maryland SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Maryland

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Brookview’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Brookview is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Brookview get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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