Clear Spring, MD town hall & government
Clear Spring spent $190,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $525 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Clear Spring's government.
Where Clear Spring's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 38%
- Utility sales 26%
- Property taxes 11%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- Income taxes 5%
- Sales taxes 3%
- From other local governments 3%
- From the state 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Clear Spring
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Washington County Public Schools
Clear Spring's K–12 school district, shared with Boonsboro, Funkstown, Hagerstown, Hancock, Keedysville and Sharpsburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Maryland districts overall: 47% local, 44% state, 9% federal
- Local 30%
- State 58%
- Federal 12%
Of the $17,516 per pupil, $10,487 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 Clear Spring kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Clear Spring 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 Clear Spring's government
Who represents Clear Spring
Clear Spring is represented in Congress by Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela D. Alsobrooks and Representative April McClain Delaney. Wes Moore 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.